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US mandates COVID vaccines or weekly tests for big companies by Jan. 4

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Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan.

4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules that took effect Thursday. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said companies that fail to comply could face penalties of nearly $14,000 per violation.

The new requirements, which were first previewed by President Joe Biden in September, will apply to about 84 million workers at medium and large businesses, although it is not clear how many of those employees are unvaccinated.

Tougher rules will apply to another 17 million people who work in nursing homes, hospitals and other facilities that receive money from Medicare and Medicaid.

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