OSHA left open the possibility of expanding the requirement to smaller businesses. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations will force the companies to require that unvaccinated workers test negative for COVID-19 at least once a week and wear a mask while in the workplace.
If successful, administration officials believe it will go a long way toward ending a pandemic that has killed more than 750,000 Americans.įirst previewed by President Joe Biden in September, the requirements will apply to about 84 million workers at medium and large businesses, although it is not clear how many of those employees are unvaccinated. The new requirements are the Biden administration’s boldest move yet to persuade reluctant Americans to finally get a vaccine that has been widely available for months - or face financial consequences. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan.
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