Psaki: We Hope to See More Vaccine Mandates from the Public and Private Sector

PSAKI That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ is going to take ░░░░░░░░ get us out of ░░░░░░░░ pandemic More Americans stepping ░░░░░░░░ and doing their part ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated In addition ░░░░░░░░ encouraging trends on the ░░░░░░░░ front we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ the pace of vaccinations ░░░░░░░░ re seeing growing momentum ░░░░░░░░ requirements and we ve ░░░░░░░░ a number of announcements ░░░░░░░░ this morning We expect ░░░░░░░░ certainly to continue So ░░░░░░░░ you know less week ░░░░░░░░ present announced new requirements ░░░░░░░░ federal employees and contractors ░░░░░░░░ asked the private and ░░░░░░░░ sectors universities and health ░░░░░░░░ state and local governments ░░░░░░░░ other institutions to take ░░░░░░░░ And many of them ░░░░░░░░ answering his call to ░░░░░░░░ So this week one ░░░░░░░░ the largest nursing home ░░░░░░░░ announced they d require ░░░░░░░░ for employees Massachusetts would ░░░░░░░░ vaccination for nursing home ░░░░░░░░ and Maryland and Virginia ░░░░░░░░ vaccination requirements for state ░░░░░░░░ I d note two ░░░░░░░░ those three states are ░░░░░░░░ by Republican governors Just ░░░░░░░░ United Airlines announced it ░░░░░░░░ require all of its ░░░░░░░░ 85 000 employees to ░░░░░░░░ vaccinated by the end ░░░░░░░░ September So the message ░░░░░░░░ message is simple we ░░░░░░░░ these vaccination requirements to ░░░░░░░░ workers communities and our ░░░░░░░░ and we hope to ░░░░░░░░ even more action from ░░░░░░░░ public and private sector ░░░░░░░░ the coming weeks.”