Companies that refuse to comply with the standard could be fined $ 13,600 for the violation, Zients said.
Michaels said he did not expect implementation to be a big problem and said we would probably see the rule long before it was final.
“Most employers follow the law. When OSHA issues a standard, they try to meet any of those requirements, and that usually starts when the rule is announced, even before it takes effect, ”he said.
The rule may also face legal challenges. Several governors and state prosecutors, as well as the Republican National Committee, have promised lawsuits to end vaccine mandates.
Critics of the new mandates say they affect personal freedom and impose burdens on business.
But the president responded to the idea on Friday.
“Look, I’m so disappointed that some of the Republican governors in particular were so cavalier about the health of these children, so cavalier about the health of their communities,” Biden told reporters.
“I don’t know of a single scientist in this field who doesn’t think it makes significant sense to do the six things I’ve suggested.”
However, others believe that the new requirements have not gone far enough.
“These are good steps in the right direction, but they are not enough to get the job done,” said Leana Wen, Ph.D. TheWashington Post.
Wen, a public health expert, wondered why Biden didn’t require vaccinations for air travel and train travel. She was disappointed that children over the age of 12 were not required to be vaccinated.
“Every state has mandates for childhood immunization. The coronavirus vaccine should be no different, “she wrote.
Vaccines remain the cornerstone of US pandemic control plans.
On Friday, there was a new study from the CDC and public health departments that showed that vaccines against COVID-19 continued to be highly effective in preventing serious illness and death.
But the study also found that vaccines became less effective in the United States after Delta became the dominant cause of infections here.