When it comes to COVID-19, President Joe Biden wants to do to the world what he’s done to the United States, according to Biden-appointed Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
Last week, Biden announced he would use his power through federal rule-making authority to require that private businesses with more than 100 employees impose a vaccine mandate on their workers. He also is imposing a mandate on federal workers and federal contractors.
During an interview Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Murthy said Biden’s actions “are not the only set of aggressive actions that we have taken in the administration.”
“There will be more actions that we continue to work on in the days ahead, and especially on the global front, where we will be taking steps, and the president will be making announcements ahead of the U.N. General Assembly about additional measures that we’re taking to help vaccinate the world,” he said.
The General Assembly opens its session on Tuesday, according to Reuters, with general debate scheduled to begin next week.
A report in Politico said Biden is expected to call for a global summit on COVID-19.
Murthy said that in terms of Americans seeking exemptions to the rules, “we have got to be vigilant there and make sure that people are using them in the spirit that they’re intended, and not abusing them or asking for...
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