President Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping plan for getting the Covid-19 pandemic under control. Among the measures he announced during a speech on Thursday, the Department of Labor will require employers of 100 workers of more to require their employees be vaccinated or receive weekly testing for the virus. Additionally, he mandated that all federal employees will be required to be vaccinated, as well as the employees of contractors the government does business with.

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