U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a
Kevin Lamarque | Reuters
President Joe Biden said Tuesday his administration was considering whether to vaccinate federal employees against the coronavirus as the highly contagious Delta variant spreads in the United States
“This is being considered,” Biden told reporters when asked if he would impose a vaccine mandate on all government employees.
The Biden administration had previously advised federal agencies not to require vaccinations for field work.
But on Monday the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it would order its health care workers to get vaccinated, making it the first federal agency to issue such a mandate.
Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough described the new measure as “the best way to protect veterans”.
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