Biden to Require Federal Workers to Get Vaccine or Frequent Tests

  • Spread of delta variant of virus is fueled by vaccine holdouts
  • President plans to deliver speech on pandemic on Thursday
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President Joe Biden is expected to announce Thursday that federal workers will be required to prove they’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to frequent coronavirus testing and other mitigation steps, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A vaccine mandate won’t be finalized until Thursday, the person said. A second person familiar with the matter said a federal vaccine mandate is under strong consideration.