COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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In the detailed planning about vaccines and returning to offices, there's a group of people everyone is overlooking.
August 13, 2021 -
VA Secretary Denis McDonough expanded vaccine requirement to employees under the Hybrid Title 38, and Title 5 VA health care personnel—such as psychologists, pharmacists, social workers, nursing assistants and physical therapists.
August 12, 2021 -
Contractors working in federal facilities are under the same orders as federal employees. Get a COVID vaccine or face a regime of having your nose swabbed every week.
August 10, 2021 -
Agencies are being told to collect certifications about employees' and on-site contractors' vaccination status on a new standardized form. Those who decline to answer will be treated as though they're unvaccinated; those who lie could face penalties.
August 06, 2021 -
Contractor employees who haven't done so already need to roll up those sleeves and get a vaccination — that is, if they want to go back on site.
August 03, 2021 -
The Biden administration's new vaccine policy may not move mountains in convincing more federal employees to get vaccinated. But at the very least, it should give agencies more information to help them make safety decisions for the workplace.
August 02, 2021 -
Vaccine mandates don't and can't cover everyone, so how do you deal with the unvaccinated?
July 30, 2021 -
The new vaccine requirements apply to all federal employees and onsite contractors, the Biden administration said Thursday.
July 29, 2021 -
Federal employees may soon face a new vaccine mandate, or at least stricter requirements from the Biden administration. Guidance on the legality of vaccine mandates are clear, but how they're implemented unleashes a whole host of complex questions for agencies.
July 28, 2021