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Trump Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Expunge COVID-19 Vaccination Records

Agencies must purge vaccine files within 90 days, with compliance certified by Sept. 8.

A view shows the logo of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), after probationary staff at the OPM were fired in a conference call and given less than an hour to leave the building, outside OPM in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Tierney L. Cross/File Photo
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Overview

  • The Office of Personnel Management’s memo directs agencies to delete any physical or electronic record of employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status, mandate noncompliance, or exemption requests effective immediately.
  • Agencies have 90 days to complete the purge or honor workers’ opt-out requests, and they must certify compliance by Sept. 8.
  • The guidance prohibits use of vaccination history or exemption information in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions.
  • The requirement stems from a Department of Justice settlement with Feds For Freedom that resolves a lawsuit filed in December 2021 challenging Biden’s federal vaccine mandate.
  • OPM Director Scott Kupor said the directive aims to eliminate lingering effects of pandemic-era policies that penalized federal workers for personal medical choices.