# COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Interim final rule; request for comments. · Published 2021-11-05 · Effective 2021-11-05 · 86 FR 61402
## Document
- **Document number:** 2021-23643
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 86 FR 61402
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1910
- **Publication date:** 2021-11-05
- **Effective date:** 2021-11-05
- **DOL docket:** Docket No. OSHA-2021-0007
## Abstract

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is issuing an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees) from the risk of contracting COVID-19 by strongly encouraging vaccination. Covered employers must develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with an exception for employers that instead adopt a policy requiring employees to either get vaccinated or elect to undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work in lieu of vaccination.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/05/2021-23643/covid-19-vaccination-and-testing-emergency-temporary-standard)
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