# 2025-02098: COVID Rules Scrapped: No More Vax Mandates for Federal Workers

2025-02098, Revocation of Certain Executive Orders, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-01-31, effective 2025-01-21 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02098
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02098
- Title: Revocation of Certain Executive Orders
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 8637
- Published: 2025-01-31
- Effective: 2025-01-21
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

COVID Rules Scrapped: No More Vax Mandates for Federal Workers

## Summary

The President has officially canceled two COVID-related rules that required federal workers and contractors to follow strict safety and vaccine mandates. This change affects all federal employees and contractors, lifting those specific requirements starting now. While it won’t change other agency powers or budgets, it signals a shift away from pandemic-era restrictions without adding new costs.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Revoked: benefit, low. Executive Order 14043 (Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees) was revoked by Executive Order 14174, effective January 21, 2025. If you are a federal employee, the specific federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement described in EO 14043 is lifted as of that date.
- Federal Contractor COVID Safety Rule Revoked: benefit, low. Executive Order 14042 (Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors) was revoked by Executive Order 14174, effective January 21, 2025. If you are a federal contractor or a business that contracts with the federal government, the specific COVID-19 safety and vaccine-related requi…

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## Sources
- [2025-02098 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02098/revocation-of-certain-executive-orders)
- [2025-02098 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-31/pdf/2025-02098.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02098 (as of 2026-11-04).