American workers are facing increasing pressure to get vaccinated against Covid-19 American workers are facing increasing pressure to get vaccinated against Covid-19 Posted: Jul 29, 2021 2:50 PM Updated: Jul 29, 2021 2:50 PM Posted By: By Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Unvaccinated American workers are facing increasing pressure to get Covid-19 shots, as the country sees a dramatic rise in the number of government and private sector employers pushing inoculations for those who want to come to work. The moves, which picked up pace this week, came as the highly contagious Delta variant helped send daily Covid-19 case rates higher and spurred the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue new masking guidance.