# COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

> Required COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees and contractors, alongside a separate OSHA rule for large employers.

Joe Biden · Healthcare · Executive Order · EO 14043 · Sep 9, 2021
Official record: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-19927

## What happened

Required COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees and contractors, alongside a separate OSHA rule for large employers.

## How it happened

Executive orders in September 2021; the OSHA large-employer mandate was blocked by the Supreme Court in 2022.

## Documented impact

- [positive / substantiated] Raised vaccination rates in covered workforces. — Federal-workforce vaccination rates rose substantially under the requirement.
- [negative / substantiated] The broad employer mandate was struck down; mandates were divisive. — The Supreme Court blocked the OSHA rule for large private employers (2022); the policies fueled significant political backlash.

## Sources

- [Federal Register: EO 14043](https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-19927)

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