[Just In] COVID ‘Vaccine Mandate’ Issued by First Federal Agency

The U.S. government has issued a ‘vaccine mandate’ for over 100,000 workers that are employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The mandate was reported by the New York Times. “The Department of Veterans Affairs will require 115,000 of its frontline health care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus in the next two months, making it the first federal agency to mandate that employees be inoculated,” the NYT reported, citing government officials. “The move comes as concern is growing that the substantial portion of the population that has not been vaccinated is contributing to the rapid spread of the…