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Biden's Chicago-area trip is back on; will be here Thursday to boost business COVID-19 vaccine
Biden’s Chicago-area trip is back on; will be here Thursday to boost business COVID-19 vaccine mandateWASHINGTON — After canceling a Sept. 29 visit, President Joe Biden now will travel to the Chicago suburbs on Thursday to highlight his order to require large employers to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for its workers, the White House told the Chicago Sun-Times.
In the original plan, Biden was to visit a construction site in northwest suburban Elk Grove Village. He scratched it to stay in Washington to work on negotiations with House and Senate Democrats over two stalled bills — the centerpieces of his domestic agenda.
Last month, Biden issued an order requiring all federal workers and contractors to get vaccinated, with few exceptions, and also requiring private employers with 100 or more workers to make sure those workers are vaccinated or are tested weekly — and provide time off for the shots. The order is not yet in effect.
Under the September plan, the White House said Biden would “highlight the importance of COVID-19 vaccine requirements for businesses” in his Chicago area stop.
Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/4/22708875/president-biden-chicago-area-trip-back-on-thursday-elk-grove-village-bob-clark-domestic-agenda