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- Federal employees will get administrative leave to accompany family members receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. The Biden administration said employees should get no more than four hours per dose of the vaccine, and up to 12 hours for three doses. Employees must get permission from their supervisors first before taking leave. The administration said the flexibilities are part of an effort to help as many people as possible to get the vaccine. Federal employees can also take leave to get the vaccine themselves and will receive up to two days to recover from any symptoms.
- For military service members, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination is now official DoD policy. In a memo yesterday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the military services to start vaccinating their members “immediately.” He didn’t impose a formal deadline to vaccinate the full uniformed force, but said the services need to impose “ambitious timelines” and report on their progress. About 800,000 troops are currently unvaccinated, according to DoD data. (Federal News Network)
- The Agriculture Department is investing $300 million to build an early warning system against the next pandemic. USDA is using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to study the virus that causes COVID-19 and other emerging and zoonotic...
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