Contractor Workers Must Get Vaccine by Dec. 8, White House Says (2)

Federal contractor employees must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by Dec. 8 unless they’re granted a legal accommodation, under new White House guidance released Friday.

The guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force—which also includes masking and physical distancing requirements—was required under President Joe Biden’s Sept. 9 executive order on coronavirus safety protocols for companies that have government contracts. Collectively, federal contractors employ about one-quarter of the U.S. workforce, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

Biden’s order was part of a suite of executive mandates compelling government employees and millions of health-care workers to receive a vaccine, while also ...