Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Ruling Won't Bar Companies From Demanding Covid Shots for Workers — Biden Vows to Advocate for That

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President Biden urged companies to voluntarily impose Covid vaccination rules on workers after the Supreme Court blocked a government order to do that.

vowed Thursday to push for companies to do just that in order to save American lives and prevent even more financial fallout from the two-year coronavirus pandemic.

"The Court has ruled that my administration cannot use the authority granted to it by Congress to require this measure, but that does not stop me from using my voice as President to advocate for employers to do the right thing to protect Americans' health and economy," Biden said in a statement.Soaring Used Car Prices Are Pushing Inflation Higher, and There's Not Much the U.S.

"I call on business leaders to immediately join those who have already stepped up – including one third of Fortune 100 companies – and institute vaccination requirements to protect their workers, customers, and communities," Biden said. The Supreme Court earlier Thursday blocked a rule issued in the fall by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that would have required companies with at least 100 employees to have workers either be vaccinated against Covid-19 or wear masks on the job and test negative for the virus at least once per week.

 

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More threats are coming I guess - all about the false science!

How will this help the economy if everyone who is vaccinated still gets covid?

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Yeah I go do something to be a dick today, I like pissing them off when they piss me off.

Lol too late

Because the vaccines are doing a great job of preventing the spread….

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