{"id":22295,"date":"2021-11-04T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T13:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/04\/white-house-extends-vaccine-deadline-for-contractors\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:53:38","slug":"white-house-extends-vaccine-deadline-for-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2021\/11\/04\/white-house-extends-vaccine-deadline-for-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"White House extends vaccine deadline for contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Covered employers under contract with federal agencies have an additional month to get their employees vaccinated under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/breaking-news\/2021\/09\/09\/biden-issues-full-vaccine-mandate-for-federal-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Joe Biden\u2019s vaccination mandate<\/a>, the White House announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes alongside new rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on vaccination for employers of 100 people or more and for healthcare workers participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd third, to make it easy for businesses and workers to comply, we will be aligning the deadline for the previously announced requirement for employees of federal contractors to be fully vaccinated with these new OSHA and CMS rules. This single, consistent deadline across all three requirements is Jan. 4, 2022,\u201d a senior administration official told reporters on a late Nov. 3 call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to that official, contractor employees will need to receive their final vaccine dose by that date or risk penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contractors initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2021\/09\/24\/federal-contractors-face-a-december-vaccine-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\">had until Dec. 8 to get their employees vaccinated<\/a> per Biden\u2019s executive order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe wanted to do this because we\u2019re really aligning it to make it easier \u2014 to make it as easy as possible for businesses to implement these requirements and for workers to comply,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat said, there\u2019s no reason to wait, and &#8230; we know that many employers are not waiting. 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