‘Your refusal has cost us all’: Biden declares war on the 80M unvaccinated Americans ‘overrunning hospitals and ICUs’ in speech ordering all federal workers and employees in big firms to get shots
- President Joe Biden slammed the 80 million Americans who have yet to get a COVD vaccine shot, asking them ‘what more is there to wait for’
- ‘We’ve been patient but our patience is wearing thin. And your refusal has cost all of us,’ he said
- He ended his nearly 30 minute speech with a whispered plea: ‘Get vaccinated’
- Biden announced an aggressive new plan to get 100 million employees across the federal government and private sector vaccinated
- Labor Department to issue a temporary order to require all businesses with 100 or more employees to have them vaccinated or tested weekly
- Biden will require all federal workers to be vaccinated
- Workers will not be given the option of testing out
- There will be limited exceptions but any federal employee who refuses the shot can be fired, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday
- Federal employees and contractors will have 75 days to get vaccinated
- Biden’s remarks come as COVID cases continue to rise due to Delta variant