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US: Biden administration sets January vaccine deadline for big companies

By DW
07 November 2021   |   11:08 am
Tens of millions of working Americans will need to be vaccinated or tested weekly for COVID-19 by early January under new government rules. Companies that fail to comply could be fined thousands of dollars.

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