Biden called for widespread mandates. His VA is navigating its own minefields.

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The federal government's first Covid-19 vaccine mandate through Veterans Affairs has achieved 90 percent of its workforce vaccinated, leaving a remaining and persistent 10 percent

The VA now says that 90 percent of all of its 422,000 workers have either uploaded their validation or sought a religious or health exemption. | Patrick Semansky/AP PhotoPresident Joe Biden vowed this fall to make a sizable dent in the unvaccinated population by mandating that federal employees receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

of its 422,000 workers have either uploaded their validation or sought a religious or health exemption, according to numbers provided to POLITICO. Officials did not break down the numbers in each category, making it impossible to know what precise percentage remain unvaccinated on the job. Nor did it specify the percentage of the 380,000 health care-specific workers — who staff facilities tasked with caring for the nation's veterans — had complied.

Legal challenges abound, as do requests for deadline extensions and exemptions, all of which could significantly slow down vaccination progress. The mandates that Biden set into effect in September encompass government workers, federal contractors and private businesses employing more than 100 workers.

“The government's gonna have to litigate on several fronts,” said Vecchione, who added that the class could potentially grow to millions of workers. “Each of these is a huge step for the federal government to do and if they win on this, what medical procedure can the federal government not require of every employee in America just because they say so? That’s really the danger here.”

 

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