Biden Administration Is Withdrawing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Biden Administration Is Withdrawing OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A nurse holds a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Southfield, Mich., on Nov. 5 2021. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Tuesday it will formally withdraw its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees on Wednesday.

The agency issued an announcement in the Federal Register that it will withdraw its rule, known as an emergency temporary standard (ETS), which required companies to make employees either get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing while wearing masks in the workplace.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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