A Few Cheers, Many Worries Among US Businesses Facing COVID-19 Vaccine, Test Mandate

Signage is seen in the entrance of O'Hara's, a bar near the World Trade Center, as the vaccine mandate commenced during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City on Aug. 17, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Big names in Corporate America including Amazon.com Inc cheered U.S. President Joe Biden as he mandated employees either get vaccinated or be tested regularly, but some mid-sized companies worried that the plan would be tough to carry out and unpopular with a slice of their workers.

Earlier on Thursday, Biden took aim at vaccine resistance in America, announcing policies requiring most federal employees to get COVID-19 vaccines and large employers to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly.