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August 3, 2021

Federal Employees Must Show Proof of Vaccination or Face Regular Tests
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On Monday, county officials across the San Francisco Bay Area ordered
new mask mandates indoors - even for vaccinated people - joining Los
Angeles, which reimposed similar measures last month. 

In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio urged unvaccinated people to wear
masks indoors, but stopped short of ordering a new mandate. Meanwhile,
Governor Andrew Cuomo said tens of thousands of New York transit workers
must show proof of vaccination or face weekly testing. 

At the White House, Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus response
coordinator, said Monday similar rules will apply to some 4 million
federal workers.

Jeff Zients: "Any federal employee who does not attest or is not
vaccinated will be required to mask, no matter where they work; get
tested once or twice a week; socially distance; and, generally, will not
be allowed to travel for work."



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