President Biden is set to deliver remarks Thursday on what the White House calls a new six-pronged strategy to contain the delta variant of the coronavirus as cases continue to surge across the country.
As part of the strategy, Biden will announce that federal workers and contractors will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19, eliminating an option for unvaccinated workers to be regularly tested instead, a source familiar with the decision tells NPR.
The source adds that Biden is set to speak about efforts to combat the pandemic in six broad areas, including increased testing, vaccinating the unvaccinated and further protections for those who are vaccinated.
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