WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday called for employers to provide workers with paid time off for coronavirus vaccination, holding out as enticement a federal tax credit program that would reimburse such outlays by business owners.
“No working American should lose a single dollar from their paycheck because they chose to fulfill their patriotic duty of getting vaccinated,” Biden said in remarks from the White House.
As he spoke, the president stood before a blue screen emblazoned with the words “200 million COVID shots.” The purpose of the remarks was to tout the 200 millionth vaccine dose administered during his time in office. More than a quarter of all Americans are