White House on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Federal Law Overrides State Law’

White House on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Federal Law Overrides State Law’
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2021. Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images
Nick Ciolino
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The White House says recent actions taken by Republican governors, to oppose forthcoming federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private businesses, will be overridden.

President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, or show a weekly negative test.