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Biden to Mandate Covid Vaccine for Federal Employees with No Option to Opt Out Through Testing

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

President Biden will announce during a speech to the nation Thursday night that all federal employees will be required to be fully vaccinated, with no option to opt out through regular testing.

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The executive order he is expected to sign enforcing the vaccine mandate for federal employees will also apply to federal contractors.

The mandate is part of a new approach the Biden administration will take to combatting the coronavirus as the Delta variant surges across the nation.

The six-pronged plan Biden is set to unveil was finalized by the President and members of his public health team on Wednesday afternoon. He received a briefing in the Oval Office from his Covid-19 response team on the anticipated new steps.

A White House official said the six pillars of Biden's plan include: vaccinating the unvaccinated; further protecting the vaccinated through booster shots; keeping schools open; increasing testing and requiring masks; protecting the economic recovery; and improving care for those with Covid-19.

Officials said they hope the new approach will provide Americans a clearer view of how the pandemic will end after 18 months of Covid-dampened life. (CNN)

During a July 5 speech, President Biden said "we’re closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus," only to see cases rise and mask mandates and other health precautions come back months later.

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His approval rating on dealing with the pandemic has taken a hit as well. 

"Biden’s approval rating on handling the coronavirus in the new ABC News/Washington Post poll stands at 52%-41%," Fox News reported earlier this month. "The president’s approval is down 10 points from June, when Biden stood at 62%-31%."

The RNC reminded that in December Biden said he would not make vaccines mandatory.

Republican lawmakers are vowing to fight the mandate. 

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