White House Slams Texas Governor’s Ban on Covid Vaccine Mandates
- Abbott blocks businesses from enforcing shot requirements
- Biden plans federeral vaccine rule affecting large employers
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The White House criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s order banning businesses and other entities from enforcing Covid-19 vaccine mandates even as the Biden administration encourages employers to adopt them.
The move fits “a familiar pattern that we’ve seen of putting politics ahead of health,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. She added later: “It’s not based on what is in the interest of the people you are governing.”