A sort ofppelle did not produce enough results, and now stricter rules should help. Joe BidenHe was hesitant about vaccination regulations before, and is now doing what he can do without a congressional resolution: According to the presidential decree, he stipulates that federal authorities and the private sector compel employees to be vaccinated within a certain range. “The waiting time is over,” the president said at the White House on Thursday. Last but not least, it is about “protecting vaccinated employees from the effects of not being vaccinated.”
The Department of Labor will soon issue an order that will affect all companies with more than 100 employees.Therefore, employees of these companies must soon either have to be fully vaccinated or have to be vaccinated once a week coronavirus Take the test. The ministry emphasized that companies can also have no testing options and require everyone to be vaccinated. Employers who violate the rules are expected to pay a fine of up to $14,000.
Biden calls on the governor
Biden’s new guidelines are the most stringent for federal employees. You must be fully vaccinated-the option to test is eliminated. The same applies to all company employees working for the government. However, the rule stipulates that employees have 75 days to be immunized-only then they can be fired. According to US media reports, there should be exceptions for medical and even religious reasons for vaccination.And according to New York Times Employees of the Federal Court and Congress are not affected-the new guidelines only apply to the executive branch.
Biden announced that he is planning to take further action on health and social services funded by Medicare and Medicaid. Traffic authorities will double the fine for passengers who refuse to wear protective masks on the plane. The President said that appealing to people’s willingness has proven to be insufficient. “We have always been patient, but our patience is getting smaller and smaller, and your refusal cost us,” Biden said to those who still don’t want to be vaccinated. Eighty million people still refuse to be immunized.
Biden also once again called on the governor to issue similar orders, especially for schools and universities. He urged movie theaters, theaters and other entertainment venues to require guests to provide vaccination certificates or negative tests. In cities like New York, this is already the case, and people are now dancing in indoor discos again.
“Interference in personal freedom”
Biden does not need Congress to pass a resolution on the new rules. The new rules affect about 100 million people and therefore nearly two-thirds of employees. The White House stated that he had consulted with health authorities and lawyers before issuing relevant orders. The Republican National Committee of the Republican Party’s national organization platform has announced that it will take the order to court. Lawrence Gostin, a lawyer at Georgetown University, said, New York TimesBiden’s steps are “brave” but legally very safe. On the other hand, the American Hospital Association is crucial: the mandatory vaccination of medical staff may increase the shortage of personnel.according to “Covid Country Project” At Harvard University and other colleges, 27% of the workforce is currently not vaccinated.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, vaccination and protection measures against the coronavirus have become ideological issues. Many Conservative parties describe compulsory immunity as a violation of personal freedom.Several Florida governors like Ron DeSantis even gave their school board a Compulsory vaccination It is forbidden to enter the classroom. Earlier this week, DeSantis appealed a court order that supports a stricter school district.
“The government has exceeded its powers”
In the United States, the shaky vaccination campaign and the delta variant of the coronavirus have led to a sharp increase in the number of infections in many regions. So far, 53% of the population has been vaccinated, even though the government announced a few months ago that everyone has enough vaccines. The current average number of new infections in 7 days exceeds 144,000. More than 101,000 people have been hospitalized due to Covid-19 infection, and clinic space and staff have become scarce in areas with low vaccination rates.
For example, according to Governor Asa Hutchinson, there are still 23 empty beds in the intensive care unit in Arkansas. According to Hutchinson, 91.5% of Covid patients in the hospital and 90% of those who died from the virus in his state were not fully vaccinated. But this did not stop the Republicans from cursing Biden’s vaccination regulations like many of his party colleagues.
When the company voluntarily requires employees to be vaccinated, he supports vaccination. But he is opposed to restricting the “freedom” of the company. Hutchinson, the head of the Governors Association, said that he hopes to impose vaccination rules on employers is the government “ultra power”. Arizona Governor Doug Doucey said on Twitter that Biden’s approach was “dictatorial,” while his colleague Kristi Noem from South Dakota called these regulations unconstitutional.
