About 90 percent of U.S. federal employees have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the later tonight deadline for President Joe Biden’s vaccine tenure.

Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said Monday afternoon that the federal government had achieved 95% compliance with the requirement and that 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers across the countries were already vaccinated.

In the White House, 99% of employees in the president’s executive office had been vaccinated, Zients revealed. Compliance levels within the Internal Revenue Service, FBI, and Customs and Border Protection had reached 98%, 99% and “nearly 98%, respectively.”

Biden announced in September that all direct federal employees should be vaccinated against Covid-19 and would not be able to avoid the requirement by undergoing regular testing or wearing a mask. The deadline was set for the night of November 22, but Zients stressed that this was “not a cliff, it is not an end point” and that uncertain workers would benefit from advice or guidance. ‘education to get them across the line.

Federal government figures accompanied a call from senior U.S. health officials on Monday for eligible Americans to be vaccinated or vaccinated against Covid-19 amid an increase in new cases as the start of the outbreak approaches. holiday season.

About 92,000 Americans have tested positive for Covid-19 every day over the past week, an 18% increase from last week, said Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United. A month ago, the seven-day average was around 72,500 and near a three-month low.

Although more than 59% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, Walensky said 47 million eligible adults and 12 million eligible adolescents remain unvaccinated.

According to the latest CDC data, about 36 million booster doses were given, and about 3 million people received their extra doses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Zients said.