White House pushes US airlines to mandate vaccines for staff by Dec. 8
The White House is pressing major US airlines to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 - the deadline for federal contractors to do so - and is showing no signs of pushing back the date, four sources said Friday. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients spoke to the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta and Southwest Thursday to ensure they were working expeditiously to develop and enforce vaccine requirements ahead of that deadline, the sources said. Large US airlines have a number of federal contracts. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month requiring federal contractors to mandate COVID-19 shots for employees, with the White House last week setting the Dec. 8 deadline for completing the vaccinations.<br/>
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White House pushes US airlines to mandate vaccines for staff by Dec. 8
The White House is pressing major US airlines to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 - the deadline for federal contractors to do so - and is showing no signs of pushing back the date, four sources said Friday. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients spoke to the chief executives of American Airlines, Delta and Southwest Thursday to ensure they were working expeditiously to develop and enforce vaccine requirements ahead of that deadline, the sources said. Large US airlines have a number of federal contracts. President Joe Biden signed an executive order last month requiring federal contractors to mandate COVID-19 shots for employees, with the White House last week setting the Dec. 8 deadline for completing the vaccinations.<br/>
