• A senior administration official said the White House is asking businesses to proceed with vaccination and testing requirements amid concerns about the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
  • The first case of omicron was detected in California earlier this week.
  • The Biden administration was forced to halt implementation of the vaccine and testing requirements after a federal appeals court ordered a pause pending review.

President Joe Biden on Thursday asked businesses to voluntarily move forward with the administration’s Covid-19 vaccine and testing requirements, even as the rules are challenged in court, after U.S. officials confirmed the first case of the omicron variant in the U.S.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/02/biden-asks-businesses-to-proceed-with-vaccine-mandate-after-omicron-variant-arrives-in-us.html