The White House says recent actions taken by Republican governors, to oppose forthcoming federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private businesses, will be overridden. President Joe Biden’s executive order, announced Sept. 9, is set to require all workers at private businesses with 100 employees or more to be vaccinated against the CCP virus, which causes the disease COVID-19, or show a weekly negative test. An Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) implementing the order is expected in the coming weeks. In an act of opposition, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued his own executive order banning Texas businesses from requiring vaccines for employees, or customers. And the Florida Department of Health released a list of businesses under investigation for requiring vaccination—a move in line with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ threats to impose a $5,000 fine per violation to local governments, schools, and businesses that impose mandates. At …
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