Today during a White House press briefing, Jeff Zients, the coordinator of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 pandemic response, said vaccine mandates are driving up vaccination rates across the country.To date, more than 3,500 organizations, including universities, healthcare systems, private companies, and state and municipal governments, have mandated COVID-19 vaccines for employees, a move Zients said results in an average of 90% of employees taking the vaccine.Zients said mandates have raised the vaccination rates in the United States up by 20% in recent weeks.
He also said 77% of all Americans age 12 and older have now gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.Airlines to maintain federal mandateBut vaccine mandates have become