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The White House is tightening its restrictions visitors seeking to enter the building amid rising cases nationwide and the proliferation of the highly transmissive Delta variant – guests required say whether they are vaccinated and pay for their own tests starting Sunday.
Reporters, who are overwhelmingly vaccinated, will not be exempt from the new policy.
Under the new policy, visitors are being asked to sign an 'attestation of vaccination' prior to entering the building – which includes a large but crowded indoor workspace for members of the working press, as well as outdoor areas on the North Lawn of the White House where TV reporters shoot stand-up shots.
The White House is tightening vaccination policies for guest, and requiring reporters to sign forms attesting to their vaccination status – with visitors paying for coronavirus testing if they do not attest to being vaccinated
Visitors are to indicate whether they are fully vaccinated, are not fully vaccinated, or if they 'decline to answer.'
Those who aren't vaccinated or who decline to answer are instructed to complete a test conducted by the White House, wear a mask at all times while on White House grounds, and socially distance. The guests are required to pay for the tests.
Federal employees are being required to make similar attestations to their vaccine status, although the White House
