BREAKING: Nearly 100 million U.S. workers will be required to get the COVID vaccine by Jan. 4, with some workers allowed to test weekly instead, under sweeping federal rules released today by the Biden administration.
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The regulations are aimed at health care workers and businesses with 100 or more employees, covering two-thirds of the nation’s workforce. Businesses that don’t comply could be fined $14,000 per infraction, and hospitals could lose access to Medicare and Medicaid dollars. "This is good for the economy," a senior administration official told reporters late Wednesday on the rationale for the plan.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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