DThe US government hopes to use vaccination regulations to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The new crown vaccination regulations will apply to nearly 100 million employees in the private sector and the healthcare sector.Also for all employees and suppliers of the federal government, the President of the United States has tightened Joe Bidens Government vaccination regulations.
It should be required that all employees of companies with more than 100 employees must be vaccinated or vaccinated at least once a week to prevent infection coronavirus Must be tested. The White House said on Thursday that the regulation is currently being formulated under the leadership of the Department of Labor and will apply to approximately 80 million private sector employees.
In addition, in the future, all employees of hospitals and health care institutions that accept national health insurance payments must be vaccinated against the new crown virus. It said the regulation will apply to approximately 17 million employees. The state-planned medical insurance and medical subsidies mainly cover the elderly, the disabled and those in need.
Teachers must also be vaccinated
US President Joe Biden wants to announce in the late afternoon (local time) steps to further combat the coronavirus and strengthen the vaccination campaign. Biden also hopes to call on all states in the United States to compulsorily vaccinate school employees and teachers against the coronavirus.
Not long ago, the White House had confirmed that Compulsory vaccination Will be applied. Biden’s spokesperson Jen Psaki said there are only a few exceptions due to specific health or religious reasons. The previously introduced option to exempt yourself from compulsory vaccination through regular corona tests will be discontinued. The plan should also apply to companies working for the government.
Federal employees have up to 75 days to be fully vaccinated, saying PsakiEmployees who have not been vaccinated by then will be threatened with disciplinary action by the responsible human resources department, which may lead to dismissal. Psaki said that as one of the country’s largest employers, the government hopes to provide a model for all regulated companies. Recently, Biden has repeatedly promoted the mandatory new crown vaccine in the company and urged employers to take action.
It’s just progressing slowly
The steps announced by the White House will provide additional protection for existing vaccination requirements at the federal level. It said that the Department of Defense and the authorities’ regulations on veterans have affected approximately 2.5 million employees.
Despite many incentives, the vaccination campaign in the United States is progressing very slowly. So far, 53.4% of approximately 330 million people have been vaccinated. Vaccination is suitable for adolescents and adults over 12 years of age. Among people 12 years of age and older, 62.5% of the population received a comprehensive vaccine.
Due to the particularly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, the pandemic in the United States has recently accelerated again. On average, CDC health authorities report nearly 140,000 new infections and approximately 1,100 deaths every week.
