Biden Calls for Corporate Shot Mandate After Pfizer Approval (1)

President Joe Biden said full approval of the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine should clear the way for companies to impose vaccine requirements for employees.

“I’m calling on more companies in the private sector to step up the vaccine requirements that will reach millions” more people, Biden said Monday at the White House.

Biden spoke after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval for the vaccine among those 16 and up after earlier allowing the shots to be given under emergency authorization. It’s the first Covid-19 vaccine to be fully cleared by U.S. regulators.

WATCH: Biden wants companies to make the vaccine mandatory.

Source: Bloomberg)

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