Article falsely claims federal vaccine mandate does not exist

A trending conservative news article claims that President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for American workers does not exist and is “just a press release.” This claim is false. An executive order requiring that all executive branch workers and federal contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 was filed with the federal register on September 9th. The president also requested that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) draft an emergency rule mandating that all employers with at least 100 employees require that workers are fully vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. Earlier this week, OSHA submitted a draft of the new rule to the White House for review.

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