Biden tightens vaccination rules for workers: sky-high fines for violation | Abroad

The new national rules will be formally published on Friday, the newspaper writes. Companies that do not comply with this risk hefty fines. These can amount to $13,000 (more than $11,000) per violation or $136,000 if the rules are deliberately ignored. Companies may ask employees who refuse to be vaccinated to pay for their corona tests themselves.

The administration of President Joe Biden hopes with such measures to increase vaccination rates. So far, 222 million Americans have had at least one dose of a vaccine, but the level of vaccination coverage can vary greatly by region. Critics believe that such obligations go too far for companies. The rules are also expected to be challenged in court.

Right-wing, conservative media such as The Daily Wire are not resigning to Washington’s ‘authoritarian nonsense’ and are taking legal action. “This is about whether Americans still live in freedom, or whether administrative tyranny will rule our lives,” reports noted podcast host Ben Shapiro.

The new vaccination policy affects hundreds of thousands of companies and tens of millions of employees. Some Americans are already dealing with similar vaccination rules. For example, some companies and governments have already introduced a vaccination obligation that goes further than the new national measure. According to the newspaper, this is not seen as a full vaccination obligation because employees can also be tested as an alternative. Soldiers in the military are also pressured to get the shot.

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