The US has counted too many shots as first doses when they are instead second doses or booster shots. An official from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health criticized the CDC saying “we don’t have any faith in the numbers on the CDC website, and we never refer to them.”
The mandate would cut federal funding to Medicare- and Medicaid-certified hospitals, hospices and other care facilities if they employ unvaccinated workers. Biden’s vaccine mandate remains in effect in 25 states.
The OSHA rule threatens fines of up to $13,600 per violation. It also threatens to fine an additional $13,600 per day that an employer does not abate the violation. For a willful, or serious, violation OSHA can issue a fine up to $136,000.