Today the Biden administration released details of its plan to require full vaccination or weekly COVID-19 testing for two thirds of the nation's work force by Jan 4.
The announcement comes as the country exceeds 750,000 COVID deaths.The plan will affect all employers with 100 or more employees, or 84 million Americans.
The program will be overseen by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health and Human Services will also require that all healthcare workers at facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid are fully vaccinated, a rule that affects 17 million workers at approximately 76,000 healthcare facilities, including