Biden revokes Covid-19 travel, federal employee vaccine requirements
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Joe Biden’s orders take effect with the expiration of the Covid-19 public health emergency.
PHOTO: REUTERS
WASHINGTON – United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday revoked requirements that most international visitors to the US be vaccinated against Covid-19 and ended requirements for federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated.
President Biden’s orders take effect at 12.01am Eastern Time on Friday with the expiration of the Covid-19 public health emergency. The Biden administration’s rules imposed in September 2021 requiring about 3.5 million federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated or face firing or disciplinary action have not been enforced for over a year after a series of court rulings.
The White House announced the plan on May 1 to end the public health restrictions. REUTERS
