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Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash

by Zeke Miller
| August 16, 2021 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the pace of vaccinations in the U.S. first began to slow, President Joe Biden backed incentives like million-dollar cash lotteries if that's what it took to get shots in arms. But as new coronavirus infections soar, he's testing a tougher approach.

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