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TheProle

(2,165 posts)
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 07:34 PM Jul 2021

Biden will announce vaccination requirement across federal government on Thursday

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by JudyM (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: CNN

President Joe Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees and contractors be vaccinated against Covid-19, or be required to submit to regular testing and mitigation requirements, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.

The announcement will come in remarks where Biden is also expected to lay out a series of new steps, including incentives, in an attempt to spur new vaccinations as the Delta variant spreads rapidly throughout the country. It will also follow the decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to require its frontline health care workers to be vaccinated over the course of the next two months.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/27/politics/vaccine-mandate-for-federal-employees-under-consideration/index.html

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Biden will announce vaccination requirement across federal government on Thursday (Original Post) TheProle Jul 2021 OP
How about the military? Seems a no-brainer NOW. hlthe2b Jul 2021 #1
Right? ColinC Jul 2021 #4
Viruses spread fast on ships and in barracks IronLionZion Jul 2021 #5
The adults have taken action! ffr Jul 2021 #2
Good news! ColinC Jul 2021 #3
Interesting to see how this holds up against legal and union challenges IronLionZion Jul 2021 #6
Oh please, PLEASE bluevoter4life Jul 2021 #7
That would be sweet! IronLionZion Jul 2021 #9
I think since its vax OR test it will be fine Blues Heron Jul 2021 #8
Locking JudyM Jul 2021 #10

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
1. How about the military? Seems a no-brainer NOW.
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 07:39 PM
Jul 2021

Last edited Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:50 PM - Edit history (1)

ColinC

(8,289 posts)
4. Right?
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:36 PM
Jul 2021

The military seems to definitely fall into that category!

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
5. Viruses spread fast on ships and in barracks
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 12:00 AM
Jul 2021

ffr

(22,669 posts)
2. The adults have taken action!
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:06 PM
Jul 2021

Finally! Fuck the crybabies! Get your shots, wimps!

ColinC

(8,289 posts)
3. Good news!
Tue Jul 27, 2021, 08:36 PM
Jul 2021



That is likely to include a lot of employees who are not vaxed or regularly testing.

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
6. Interesting to see how this holds up against legal and union challenges
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 12:04 AM
Jul 2021

or if conservatives will quit or strike or something.

bluevoter4life

(787 posts)
7. Oh please, PLEASE
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 01:39 AM
Jul 2021

Let conservatives strike. Would love to see some of the ones I work with in federal prison. Quitting works too. Helps my seniority go up.

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
9. That would be sweet!
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 09:02 AM
Jul 2021

Blues Heron

(5,931 posts)
8. I think since its vax OR test it will be fine
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 08:49 AM
Jul 2021

JudyM

(29,233 posts)
10. Locking
Wed Jul 28, 2021, 10:00 AM
Jul 2021
Per consensus of the forum hosts, the requisite “important news of national interest” is the news event, itself, rather than an announcement of news that has not yet happened, with very rare exception.

Please post anticipatory and schedule-type news in General Discussion instead so that we can have a single discussion thread in LBN once the news happens. Thanks.


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