White House says millions of government contractors must be vaccinated by Dec. 8

White House says millions of government contractors must be vaccinated by Dec. 8 The White House said on Friday that millions of federal contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 and that the administration will add clauses to future government contracts mandating inoculations. David Shepardson,Tom Hals Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that millions of federal contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 and that the administration will add clauses to future government contracts mandating inoculations.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sept. 9 requiring federal contractors to mandate vaccinations, but many U.S. companies with federal contracts have awaited formal guidance from the White House before moving forward. ...