Biden administration to end most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
The cancellation of the requirements, which caused a firestorm and legal challenges earlier in the administration, will coincide with the official end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
It also pointed to widespread compliance among the federal workforce, with 98% of the workforce receiving at least one dose of a vaccine or securing an exemption as of January 2022. Mr. Biden kicked off the COVID-19 vaccine as a voluntary effort in 2021 but resorted to mandates after vaccine rates stalled and rates of disease skyrocketed in the face of new variants from overseas.
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