US Surgeon General: Biden Admin Will ‘Monitor’ Whether Vaccine Exemptions Being Used Properly

Vivek Murthy testifies before being confirmed as Surgeon General before senators on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021. Caroline Brehman/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said that the Biden administration will look into reports of what he described are workers improperly finding loopholes in COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.

Last week, President Joe Biden announced a mandate that any company with 100 or more employees needs to force their workers to either get vaccinated or submit to regular COVID-19 testing. One workaround is to either claim religious exemption or exemption on medical grounds.