'The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals, are overrunning emergency rooms and intensive care units ... We've been patient. But our patience is wearing thin, and your refusal has cost all of us.'
US President Joe Biden has announced a major escalation in the national COVID-19 immunisation campaign with strict new vaccination rules affecting tens of millions of workers, as he hardened his tone towards Americans who refuse the shots.
"The unvaccinated overcrowd our hospitals, are overrunning emergency rooms and intensive care units, leaving no room for someone with a heart attack or pancreatitis or cancer," he added.The Australian government has refused to mandate vaccines for all workplaces, saying employers will be left to give “reasonable directives” to their staff.Read More
Currently, government workers either need to have a vaccine or submit to regular testing, whereas the new rule will enforce virtually total vaccination. Some 80 million Americans remain unvaccinated. Research shows they tend to be younger, less educated, and more likely to be Republican.Joe Biden urges Americans to 'get vaccinated now' as COVID-19 cases surge again in the United States
After leading the world in coronavirus deaths under former president Donald Trump, the United States became a model for how to beat the pandemic.On 4 July, Mr Biden even held a big White House barbecue to celebrate US Independence Day and freedom from lockdowns.
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