The Biden government announced this Thursday (4) that its vaccination rules applicable to private companies with 100 or more employees, certain health care workers and federal government employees will take effect on January 4th.
The rules stipulate that employees who fall into these groups must have received the necessary doses to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 – whether two doses of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine – by January 4th.
About 84 million employees working at large employers and 17 million health workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid will be covered by the new rules.
“Together, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), along with the other policies the government has previously implemented, mean that more than two-thirds of all workers in the United States are now covered by vaccination policies,” said a senior government official, discussing the new rules.
“Higher vaccination rates protect our workers, reduce hospitalizations and deaths. It’s good for the workers and, more importantly, it’s good for the economy,” continued the employee.
The January 4 deadline also means that the deadline for the vaccine requirement for federal public officials is being pushed back. Previously, it was scheduled to take effect on December 8th.
*This article has been translated. Read the original in English
Reference: CNN Brasil
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