Federal Covid-19 mandates end in the US

 


As we announced a few months ago, the Biden/Harris Administration is finally ending a series of federal Covid-19 mandates.

The White House announced Monday that it will end Covid-19 vaccination requirements for federal employees, contractors, international travelers, Head Start educators, and CMS-certified facilities.

“In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration announced vaccination requirements against COVID-19 to promote the health and safety of people and the efficiency of workplaces, protecting vital sectors of our economy and vulnerable populations”, it was stated. read in the statement.

“Since January 2021, deaths from COVID-19 have decreased by 95% and hospitalizations by almost 91%. Globally, deaths from COVID-19 are at their lowest levels since the start of the pandemic. Following a government-wide effort that led to a record number of nearly 270 million Americans receiving at least one injection of the COVID-19 vaccine, we are in a different phase of our response to COVID-19 than we were when many of these requirements were established”.

“Today we are announcing that the Administration will end the COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Federal employees, Federal contractors, and international air travelers by the end of May 11, the same day the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. -19. ”, the statement continued.

“In addition, HHS and DHS announced today that they will begin the process to end immunization requirements for Head Start educators, CMS-certified health care facilities, and certain non-citizens at the land border. More details regarding the completion of these requirements will be provided in the coming days.”

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