“We have been clear that the goal of the federal employee vaccination requirement is to protect federal workers, not to punish them,” they wrote. “Last week’s deadline was not an endpoint or a cliff. We are continuing to see more and more federal employees getting their shots. Given that tremendous progress, we encourage your agencies to continue with robust education and counseling efforts through this holiday season as the first step in an enforcement process, with no subsequent enforcement actions.”
On that bold part, is that after the deadline or after the holidays? If the latter, a pretty large shift.
I’m thinking it’s after the holidays, but, I also see a weakening on the part of the fed govn. And I don’t buy the 92%-96% vaccination rates. It’s most likely 60%-70% tops. I see this as a ploy at delay hoping that the courts will eventually rule in their favor, which now aren’t happening.
It is saying that there will be no additional enforcement actions during the holiday season.
Right before that it says
“...continue with robust education and counseling efforts through this holiday season as the first step...”
so it looks like the bolded part occurrs after the holidays.