OMB Releases Agency Vaccination Rates, No Info From FCC and FTC

OMB released COVID-19 vaccination rates for numerous federal agencies Wednesday morning, but the listing doesn’t include the FCC, FTC or other nonexecutive branch agencies, and neither the FCC nor FTC provided vaccination rates to Communications Daily. The FCC declined to comment on vaccination rates. The FTC didn't respond. The chart has rates for numerous other agencies, including the State Department, the EPA and the Social Security Administration. OMB lists the National Science Foundation as having a 96.2% agency-wide vaccination rate, and the Commerce Department with a 93.9% vaccination rate. As of Tuesday, all federal employees were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions. OMB said 92% of the federal workforce has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose. “For those employees who are not yet in compliance, agencies are beginning a period of education and counseling, followed by additional enforcement steps,” OMB said. Agencies will pause further enforcement if the employee begins the vaccination process or requests an exception. “This next stage of the process will not result in disruptions to Government services and operations and will result in more employees becoming vaccinated,” OMB said.