WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet at the White House Wednesday with the CEOs of Walt Disney and Columbia Sportswear, as well as other executives and business leaders, to discuss the new COVID vaccine requirement. 19 recently announced by your government for all companies with at least 100 workers.
A few days ago, Biden announced that the Department of Labor is working to make companies with 100 or more employees make full vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory or show a negative test result at least once a week.
Some 100 million workers would be subject to the requirement, according to the president.
Biden announced this and other steps as part of a campaign by his administration to curb the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is responsible for a sharp spike in infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.
54% of the United States population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to official data.
The president has lashed out at the millions of people who remain unvaccinated, despite the fact that the injections are free and widely available. “We have been patient, but our patience is wearing thin and his refusal has cost us all,” Biden said.
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