Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for US government workers

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for US government workers
Joe Biden (AP)

US president Joe Biden has announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors, as he lamented the “American tragedy” of deaths among the unvaccinated.

Federal workers will be required to sign forms attesting they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else comply with new rules on mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and more.

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