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Experiencing would be exacerbated by this. the white house says, in fact, this was about making it smoother for businesses and contractors to implement them. but in any case, more than 100 million american workers are going to be covered by these new regulations. th the osha regulations apply to employers with 100 or more workers. it does not have a fixed vaccine requirement. if people decline to get vaccinated, there is a testing option. that is not the case for the 17 million workers who interact with medicare and medicaid, so health care workers, the argument it is more urgent for those peo...

Will be required to be fully vaccinated by january 4th or provide negative covid tests on a weekly basis. who is paying for those tests? the employee. in impacts about 48 million employees. if a company is noncompliant, there are some hefty fines. starting at over $13,000 and going up from there. additionally, all healthcare workers at facilities that accept medicare and medicaid will also be required to be vaccinated. that's another 17 million workers. they will have no testing option. those in opposition argue it is an aggressive form of government overreach. the rnc vowing to sue saying in ...

They must submit weekly negative covid tests to their employers and wear masks in the workplace. testing option does not apply to the healthcare workers. they must be vaccinated due to the nature of their work and those that they are in contact with. and this will affect about 100 million people across the country. that's 84 million employees of larger businesses and 17 million healthcare workers who are working in facilities that are associated with medicare and medicaid. now, how exactly will all of this be implemented? violations of this rule could total -- could go all the way up to $14,00...

Force. today the labor department outlined the rules. under this requirement from the department of labor's occupational safety and health administration. companies with employees with over 100 workers have to be fully vaccinated by january 4th or be tested and the employees pays for those tests. if the company is noncom pliant. there are hefty fines. the first starts at $13,000 and goes up. and all healthcare workers will require to be vaccinated. that's another 17 million workers. they have no testing option. the rnc is promising to sue the

You have fire trucks showing up in time. you also talk about the police, as well. crime is up in this city. with police officers out they have problems with numbers and staffing why now police officers pulling longer shifts and harder for everybody remaining on the job. >> stephanie, thank you. dr. hotez, the unions question why a testing option is not enough. would that inds mine the point of a mandate? >> testing is important but it is second tier to vaccination. vaccination is the gold standard. these are highly effective vaccines to protect more than 90% against illness. it does wane over ...