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President Biden plans to issue an executive order mandating COVID vaccines for federal workers and contractors, with no testing alternative. The mandate's religious exceptions are unclear. Biden will also introduce a strategy to combat COVID and has urged businesses to require vaccinations. A Gallup poll shows increasing business mandates, with 19% of workers reporting employer mandates in August. The FDA's full approval of the vaccine may lead to more mandates.

What is the main focus of President Biden's upcoming executive order regarding COVID-19?

• To mandate vaccines for all citizens

• To provide free vaccines to everyone

• To eliminate all vaccine mandates

• To require vaccines for executive branch workers and federal contractors

What is one aspect of President Biden's six-point strategy?

• To close all businesses until the pandemic ends

• To combat rising COVID cases and the Delta variant

• To provide free masks to all citizens

• To reduce taxes for vaccinated individuals

How have businesses responded to President Biden's encouragement for employee vaccinations?

• Businesses have increased salaries for vaccinated employees

• Businesses have reduced employee hours

• Businesses have started to require vaccinations

• Most businesses have ignored the encouragement

According to the survey, what percentage of employers had a vaccine mandate in August?

• 55%

• 29%

• 9%

• 19%

What change might occur following the FDA's full approval of the vaccine?

• Vaccine mandates will remain unchanged

• Vaccine mandates will be abolished

• Vaccine mandates could become more common

• Vaccine mandates could become less common