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Officials have been working carefully to ensure the proposal is ironclad. it s still unpublished, rule needs to be ironclad, because it leads two dozen republican controlled states are preparing legal challenges already. except that vaccine requirements work. in terms of actually getting employees inoculated. and united airlines, one of the first companies to institute a mandate, more than 98% of u.s. employees, are now vaccinated according to its chief executive. in, new york many schools went from employee vaccination rates in the 70 80% range, when the states mandate was announced a month and a half ago, to more than 95% around the deadline this week. hospitals in california saw similar results. with the biden proposal, said to have an impact, tens of millions of other workers, can t withstand the potential challenges, joining us now is doctor david michaels, he s a former assistant secretary of labor for the occupational ....
Health administration, osha is of course one of the agencies now tasked with implementing the presidents vaccine rule, in addition to his role as former osha administrator during the obama administration, dr. michaels is currently professor at the george washington university school of public health, dr. michaels, thank you for being with us tonight. i am sort of interested, giving american businesses often fight anything that feels like a regulation. there has been no pushback from the national retail federation, no pushback from the united states chamber of commerce, not even local chambers of commerce which are often in lockstep with state republicans, this seems to be okay with this. that s right, i think businesses across the country, are welcoming the opportunity, say to their workers, the federal government is requiring us to do this, the companies that have gone forward, like united airlines have had great success. i think it will be a challenge for a lot of employers, but ....
Workplace, a hazard is a potentially infectious worker, in so osha will write this telling employers, you can ensure that your workers are vaccinated, or you can say, we will test every week so we know that you re not infectious, or your workers can work at home. there are lots of options. so this is not a vaccine requirement at all. it s a hazard mitigation requirement. doctor michaels, thank you for being with. this doctor david michaels is the ocean ministry to during the obama administration, he s currently a professor at george washington school of public health. we appreciate your time tonight. still ahead, we saw a record voting turnout in the 2020 election, the response to that historic achievement, might actually surprise you. that s next. , migh actually surprise you. that s next. that s next. hey google. ....