The Biden administration’s secretary of Commerce signaled that the White House will not delay its vaccine mandate plans until after the Christmas holiday season despite several trade groups’ warnings in recent days. “No, I think that would be a big mistake. People want to work in a workplace where they feel safe,” Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told CBS News on whether it’s needed to delay the administration’s plans to implement COVID-19 vaccine requirements for millions of federal contractors and employees. Raimondo pointed to United Airlines, which has reported a relatively high vaccination rate among its employees, and claimed that the “number of folks applying for jobs is through the roof,” adding that “the best thing we can do to get people back to work is to make sure everybody’s vaccinated.” The commerce secretary then argued that the Delta variant of COVID-19 hindered U.S. GDP growth in the third quarter and …