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President Biden said on Tuesday he was weighing whether to require all federal workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the nation faces surging infection rates and hospitalizations caused by the rampant Delta variant.
He spoke just after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that fully vaccinated against COVID-19 should go back to wearing masks indoors in regions where infections were on the rise.
The moves illustrate how far the nation is from the 'summer of freedom' that Biden promised just last month.
Biden was asked about mandatory vaccinations for federal employees during a visit to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
'That's under consideration right now,' he said.
President Biden said mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers was 'under consideration' during a visit to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, VA
Earlier, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said vaccinated people should wear masks indoors to protect their loved one.
'We're not saying that wearing a mask is convenient, or people
