<p>US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping mandates to ''turn the tide'' in the battle against <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus">coronavirus</a> pandemic.</p>

<p>Lambasting the people who refuse to receive a vaccine Biden said in a harsh tone that ''your refusal cost us.''</p>

<p>In his new plan vaccine mandate, Biden asked all federal employees and 17 million healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.</p>

<div class="videoWrapper trancodeVideo"><iframe allowfullscreen="" autoplay="1" class="includeVideo" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.wionews.com/videos/us-president-joe-biden-tours-hurricane-hit-areas-in-america-411607/embed" style="width:100%;max-width:560px;" width="560"></iframe></div>

<p>Striving to restore public confidence in his handling of the pandemic, Biden said ''we can and we will turn the tide of COVID-19.''</p>

<p>''It’ll take a lot of hard work and it’s going to take some time. Many of us are frustrated with the nearly 80 million Americans who are still not vaccinated even though the vaccine is safe, effective and free,'' he added.</p>

<p>Businesses with more than 100 employees will need to have their workers vaccinated or tested weekly as a rule that the US Department of Labour will issue.</p>

<p>Covering about two-thirds or 100 million workers in the US, the vaccination speed will blunt the rapid spread of the virus in the country.</p>

<p>Only 53 per cent of Americans are fully <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/coronavirus-vaccine">vaccinated</a> according to the US Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) despite a full-throttled campaign by the Biden administration.</p>

<p>The US has recorded over 654,000 fatalities due to the disease and has seen a sharp rise in hospitalisation because of the Delta variant of COVID-19.</p>


US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping mandates to ''turn the tide'' in the battle against coronavirus pandemic. Lambasting the people who refuse to receive a vaccine Biden said in a harsh tone that ''your refusal cost us.

US President Joe Biden has announced sweeping mandates to ''turn the tide'' in the battle against coronavirus pandemic. Lambasting the people who refuse to receive a vaccine Biden said in a harsh tone that ''your refusal cost us.'' In his new plan vaccine mandate, Biden asked all federal employees and 17 million healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Striving to restore public confidence in his handling of the pandemic, Biden said ''we can and we will turn the tide of COVID-19.'' ''It’ll take a lot of hard work and it’s going to take some time. Many of us are frustrated with the nearly 80 million Americans who are still not vaccinated even though the vaccine is safe, effective and free,'' he added. Businesses with more than 100 employees will need to have their workers vaccinated or tested weekly as a rule that the US Department of Labour will issue. Covering about two-thirds or 100 million workers in the US, the vaccination speed will blunt the rapid spread of the virus in the country. Only 53 per cent of Americans are fully vaccinated according to the US Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) despite a full-throttled campaign by the Biden administration. The US has recorded over 654,000 fatalities due to the disease and has seen a sharp rise in hospitalisation because of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

'Turn the tide': Biden announces new vaccine mandates in COVID-19 battle

biden-vaccine-mandate

Biden Vaccine Mandate, News on Biden Vaccine Mandate, stories on Biden Vaccine Mandate, articles on Biden Vaccine Mandate, Biden Vaccine Mandate stories at Wion, Biden Vaccine Mandate news, Biden Vaccine Mandate latest news

biden vaccine-mandate

'Turn the tide': Biden announces new vaccine mandates in COVID-19 battle