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Biden pushing federal workers — hard — to get vaccinated

by Alexandra JaffeRicardo Alonso-Zaldivar
| July 29, 2021 11:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who can't — or won't — show they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus, aiming to boost sluggish vaccine rates among the millions of Americans who draw federal paychecks and to set an example for employers around the country.

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