Скачать или смотреть Growing push for mandatory vaccinations in US

There is a growing push in the United States for vaccinations to be mandatory after COVID infections have more than tripled in the past two weeks and deaths related to the virus surged by about 17 per cent.

The Department of Veterans' Affairs is the first federal agency to mandate the shot, for more than 100,000 frontline workers.

The state of California and New York City are requiring employees to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing, and some health experts say there could be similar requirements put in place nationwide.

More cities are also reinstating mask mandates, with some local school districts in the Atlanta area requiring staff and students to mask up regardless of their vaccination status.