Biden threw his support behind company vaccine requirements

Biden called on companies to mandate COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, voicing strong support for such requirements following the FDA’s full approval for Pfizer’s vaccine.

“Today I’m calling on more companies in the private sector to step up the vaccine requirements that’ll reach millions more people,” Biden said during an address. “If you’re a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader, who has been waiting for full FDA approval to require vaccinations, I call on you now to do that.”

The president requested that business and government leaders follow in his footsteps after he previously ordered federal employees and onsite contractors to get vaccinated or endure regular COVID-19 testing. The administration has also directed troops, nursing home staff and workers at federal medical centers to get vaccinated.

“Do what I did last month: Require your employees to get vaccinated or face strict requirements,” he said in his plea to leaders.

“It only makes sense to require a vaccine to stop the spread of COVID-19,” he added.