Teachers turn to US Supreme Court over NYC vaccine mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Teachers turn to US Supreme Court over NYC vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A group of teachers asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday for an emergency injunction blocking implementation of New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public schools staff. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he is confident courts will uphold the city’s efforts to exclude unvaccinated staff from school buildings, where they might infect co-workers or children too young to get the shots. The battle over the safety of city classrooms is occurring as the state of New York is sparring in court with opponents of its vaccine mandate for workers at hospitals and nursing homes. Courts allowed the mandate to go forward, but a federal judge in central New York has temporarily barred employers from enforcing it against people who have religious objections to getting the shots.

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FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent
3 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent

Associated Press  

Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent. “We conclude that the PREP Act immunizes every defendant in this case and this fact alone is enough to dismiss the case,” the Vermont Supreme Court’s ruling reads. Rod Smolla, president of the Vermont …

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Opposing vaccine mandates, Trump exposes kids to disease

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Cloud, Minn.: “I will not give one penny to any school that has a vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.” If you want to experiment on somebody’s kids, Kamala Harris, AOC, and so forth, have your own kids, lay off of mine.This is about doing what you want to do …

NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees
1 year, 10 months ago

NYC ending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for city employees

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and teachers. We’re grateful that we can now, as we leave the emergency phase of the pandemic, modify more of …

Christian Teacher’s Plea Against Mandatory Covid Shot, Alleged Covishield Trials on Foetuses Dismissed
2 years ago

Christian Teacher’s Plea Against Mandatory Covid Shot, Alleged Covishield Trials on Foetuses Dismissed

News 18  

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a writ petition moved by a Christian teacher against a school’s demand for mandatory Covid-19 vaccination. “It would also not be out of place to point out that a writ court is not vested with the jurisdiction or the expertise to assess a large body of scientific evidence – even if produced – to …

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for U.S. contractors
2 years, 2 months ago

Another court mulls Biden vaccine mandate for U.S. contractors

LA Times  

A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard arguments Monday on whether President Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Monday became the latest to hear arguments on whether President Biden overstepped his authority with an order that federal contractors require …

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1
2 years, 3 months ago

NYC ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in another sign of the city’s gradual return to pre-pandemic norms. The city began requiring almost all private businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace in December 2021, just as the Omicron wave began claiming hundreds …

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes
2 years, 9 months ago

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes

NPR  

New York City to end vaccine mandates for performers and athletes Enlarge this image toggle caption Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP NEW YORK — New York city's mayor will announce Thursday that he's exempting athletes and performers from the city's vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving, who refused to be vaccinated …

NYC sheds vaccination mandate, school masks precautions
2 years, 9 months ago

NYC sheds vaccination mandate, school masks precautions

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City shed major COVID-19 precautions on Monday as masks became optional in city schools and restaurants and cultural attractions could stop asking patrons for proof of vaccination. Let’s enjoy our city,” Mayor Eric Adams said after visiting several restaurants in Manhattan’s East Village. The Democratic mayor urged New Yorkers to “enjoy the city and spend …

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
2 years, 10 months ago

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Associated Press  

More than half the states are pursuing renewed legal challenges against a requirement from President Joe Biden’s administration for millions of healthcare workers across the U.S. to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The lawsuits argued in part that the mandates exceeded federal executive powers and infringed on states’ rights to regulate public health matters. Where it stands: The U.S. Supreme Court …

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?
2 years, 10 months ago

What’s the status of Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates?

LA Times  

President Biden promotes COVID-19 vaccinations during an appearance in Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Oct. 7, 2021 A group of states is renewing a challenge to a federal mandate that millions of healthcare workers across the U.S. be vaccinated. More than half the states are pursuing renewed legal challenges against a requirement from the Biden administration for millions of healthcare …

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate
2 years, 10 months ago

NYC fires more than 1,000 workers over vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City fired more than a thousand workers who failed to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the mayor’s office said Monday. The city sent notices in late January to up to 4,000 workers, saying they had to show proof they got at least two doses of the vaccine or else they’d lose their jobs. …

Approach High Courts Against Vaccine Mandates Of States : Supreme Court Suggests To Petitioner
2 years, 10 months ago

Approach High Courts Against Vaccine Mandates Of States : Supreme Court Suggests To Petitioner

Live Law  

On Monday, the Supreme Court expressed concern that it might not be able to decide specific cases of vaccine mandates imposed by the State Governments and other authorities and the same can be taken up by the respective High Courts. Later, the Petitioner, Dr. Jacob Puliyel, had filed an application assailing specific vaccine mandates imposed by State Governments of Madhya …

Judge temporarily restores New York’s mask mandate
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge temporarily restores New York’s mask mandate

Associated Press  

An appeals judge restored New York’s mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. The stay came after a day of confusion, in which some New York school districts — particularly in areas that lean Republican — rushed to make masks optional for students and teachers, and state education officials told administrators they …

New York judge strikes down state COVID mask mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

New York judge strikes down state COVID mask mandate

Al Jazeera  

The mandate had been issued by governor after Kathy Hochul declared state of emergency amid Omicron spread. A New York state judge has struck down a mandate that required the wearing of masks in public places as a COVID-19 precaution, ruling the governor overstepped her authority in imposing the restriction. In the ruling on Monday, Judge Thomas Rademaker of New …

Lamont: Vax mandate for state employees, teachers can expire
2 years, 11 months ago

Lamont: Vax mandate for state employees, teachers can expire

Associated Press  

Ned Lamont won’t push for lawmakers to renew executive orders requiring certain state employees and teachers either get vaccinated or tested for COVID-19. Both the large number of people who’ve gotten vaccinated and the “significant administrative burden” placed on state agencies and schools to regularly test unvaccinated staff were cited Thursday as reasons for ending those rules “At this point, …

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. The court’s conservative majority concluded the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the Occupational Safety and Health …

US Supreme Court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court blocks COVID vaccine mandate for businesses

Al Jazeera  

The US’s top court rules Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to advance rule for large employers. The United States Supreme Court has blocked Joe Biden’s effort to require employees at large businesses to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, a measure the US president has described as “common-sense”. “It is instead a significant encroachment on the …

Federal judge dismisses LAPD officers’ lawsuit over city’s vaccine mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

Federal judge dismisses LAPD officers’ lawsuit over city’s vaccine mandate

LA Times  

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Los Angeles police officers challenging the city’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing mandate, rejecting their claims that it violated their constitutional rights. Stacy Spell, an LAPD spokesman, said the judge’s order “speaks for itself,” and that the department will continue to comply with the mandate and “work towards achieving a workplace that is …

US Supreme Court to hear challenges to COVID vaccine mandates
2 years, 11 months ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenges to COVID vaccine mandates

Raw Story  

The US Supreme Court is to hear challenges on Friday to President Joe Biden's bid to impose Covid vaccination mandates on millions of American workers. The Democratic president made Covid vaccinations compulsory at businesses that employ 100 workers or more, as well as for health care workers at facilities receiving federal funding. Republican-ruled states led by Missouri said forcing health …

What to expect as US Supreme Court to take up COVID mandate case
3 years ago

What to expect as US Supreme Court to take up COVID mandate case

Al Jazeera  

Amid conflicting rulings in the lower courts, the top US court is set to hear the case on vaccine mandates early next year. The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on January 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies and healthcare employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A three-judge panel of the 6th …

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect
3 years ago

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect

LA Times  

A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers. With Friday’s ruling, it’s not clear when the requirement might be put in place, but the White House said in a statement that it will …

Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
3 years ago

Health worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday lifted a nationwide ban against President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, instead blocking the requirement in only certain states and creating the potential for patchwork enforcement across the country. In upholding Doughty’s injunction for the states that sued, the 5th Circuit panel said it appears likely that …

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday
3 years ago

For NYC businesses, vaccine mandates put damper on holiday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A surprise year-end decree by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ordering virtually all businesses in his city to get workers vaccinated has sowed confusion and frustration — and could set off a mad holiday dash to force vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. “I’m not going to lose a good employee because of …

NYC to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private employers
3 years ago

NYC to impose COVID vaccine mandate on private employers

Al Jazeera  

The move, announced by the city’s mayor, comes amid rising concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant. All private employers in New York City will need to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by later this month, the city’s mayor has announced, calling the measure a “preemptive strike” against the potential spread of the Omicron variant. “All private sector …

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?
3 years ago

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

Associated Press  

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.? To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced …

Biden Vaccine Rule For Health Workers Blocked In 10 States
3 years ago

Biden Vaccine Rule For Health Workers Blocked In 10 States

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement. The court order said that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid had no clear authority from Congress …

Opinion: The most important way of stopping another Covid surge
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: The most important way of stopping another Covid surge

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jonathan Reiner, MD, is a CNN medical analyst and professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University. Dr. Jonathan Reiner We have tools to blunt the escalation of new cases, but we must act now with a sense of urgency – and that means intensifying efforts to increase vaccination rates in all age groups, using a range …

States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers
3 years, 1 month ago

States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers

Associated Press  

— A coalition of 10 states sued the federal government on Wednesday to try to block a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers, marking a new front in the resistance by Republican-led states to the pandemic policies of President Joe Biden’s administration. The lawsuit filed in a federal court in Missouri contends that the vaccine requirement threatens the jobs …

New York tells SCOTUS to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers to remain on the books
3 years, 1 month ago

New York tells SCOTUS to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers to remain on the books

CNN  

CNN — New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to deny a request from a group of New York health care workers to block the state’s vaccine mandate, arguing that the emergency rule requiring vaccinations for certain health care workers is necessary to combat the spread of the virus, which can lead to a “vicious cycle …

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses
3 years, 1 month ago

Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the action stops President Joe Biden “from moving forward with his unlawful overreach.” “The president will not impose medical procedures on the American people without the checks and balances afforded by …

US court freezes Biden vaccine mandate for businesses
3 years, 1 month ago

US court freezes Biden vaccine mandate for businesses

Al Jazeera  

Rule would require workers at businesses with more than 100 employees to get COVID-19 shots or be tested weekly. A federal appeals court in the United States has frozen a vaccine mandate by President Joe Biden’s administration that is intended to push workers at businesses with more than 100 staff into getting COVID-19 shots, or be tested weekly. In a …

Supreme Court declines to block Maine’s COVID vaccine mandate for health workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court declines to block Maine’s COVID vaccine mandate for health workers

LA Times  

The Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington on Friday. The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from healthcare workers in Maine to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday. Only New York and Rhode Island also have vaccine mandates for healthcare workers that lack religious exemptions. Both are the subject of court fights, and …

Judge won't stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers
3 years, 1 month ago

Judge won't stop vaccine mandate for NYC cops, other workers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. PBA President Pat Lynch said in a statement that …

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

US outlines plans for vaccinating children against COVID-19

Al Jazeera  

The White House initiative comes as New York City became the latest jurisdiction to mandate vaccines for employees. Biden has also announced plans to use an array of executive orders and rule-changes to require workers at hospitals that receive federal reimbursements and federal contractors to receive the jab, as well as a change to Occupational Safety and Health Administration policy …

NYC vaccine mandate takes effect with 96% of teachers receiving at least one dose, mayor says
3 years, 2 months ago

NYC vaccine mandate takes effect with 96% of teachers receiving at least one dose, mayor says

CNN  

CNN — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said 96% of all city public school teachers have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, as a vaccine mandate for educators went into full effect Monday morning. While de Blasio and Porter provided numbers for all school employees, the president of one of the city’s largest teachers’ unions …

Justice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate
3 years, 2 months ago

Justice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate

CNN  

CNN — Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees. In August, New York city officials issued an order requiring Department of Education staff who “work in-person” in a school setting or building to submit proof of at least one dose of …

Supreme Court justice has turned down NYC teachers' appeal of the vaccine requirement
3 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court justice has turned down NYC teachers' appeal of the vaccine requirement

NPR  

Supreme Court justice has turned down NYC teachers' appeal of the vaccine requirement Enlarge this image toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Mary Altaffer/AP NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied an emergency appeal from a group of teachers to block New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for public school teachers and other staff from going into effect. …

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

Some US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated

CNN  

CNN — Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s Covid-19 numbers, but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated. Kaiser noted that the bulk of the interviews for September’s poll happened before Pfizer announced on September 20 that its Covid-19 vaccine was safe and generated a “robust” antibody response in children …

Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers
3 years, 2 months ago

Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The nation’s largest school district can immediately impose a vaccine mandate on its teachers and other workers, after all, a federal appeals panel decided Monday, leading lawyers for teachers to say they’ll ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. Our children will be left with no teachers and no security in schools.” The city’s Department of Education …

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts
3 years, 2 months ago

New York’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers leads to suspension of hundreds of holdouts

CNN  

New York CNN — Hundreds of unvaccinated health care workers across New York were suspended Tuesday and could soon lose their jobs entirely as the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers went into effect overnight. “This new information shows that holding firm on the vaccine mandate for health care workers is simply the right thing to do to …

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic

NPR  

How New York's Vaccine Mandate Could Impact The Pandemic NOEL KING, HOST: Health care workers in New York state had until yesterday to get vaccinated for COVID or lose their jobs. New York's governor, Kathy Hochul, has talked about changing the state's licensing requirements to allow out-of-state health care workers to practice in New York. KING: Maryland and Illinois, to …

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect
3 years, 2 months ago

New York prepares for healthcare disruptions as covid-19 vaccine mandate takes effect

Live Mint  

New York state’s healthcare system is bracing for staff shortages this week as a vaccine mandate takes effect at midnight on Monday, presenting the largest test case so far of how similar requirements will play out across the country. “We’re anticipating a problem," said Michael Balboni, executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Association, which represents nursing …

New York vaccine mandates: What you need to know
3 years, 2 months ago

New York vaccine mandates: What you need to know

CNN  

CNN — Monday is the deadline for tens of thousands of New York workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19. The vaccines were mandated by New York City for public school employees, by the state for health care workers and by the state’s court system for staff members after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received full approval from the US Food and Drug …

New York governor anticipates possible health care staff shortages due to vaccine mandate non-compliance
3 years, 2 months ago

New York governor anticipates possible health care staff shortages due to vaccine mandate non-compliance

CNN  

CNN — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday she’s ready to declare a state of emergency – if needed – to prevent staff shortages that may be triggered by health care workers who don’t adhere to the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which goes into effect Monday. Earlier this month in New York, a federal judge temporarily suspended state health …

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers
3 years, 2 months ago

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers

NPR  

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Cindy Ord/Getty Images Cindy Ord/Getty Images New York state officials are bracing for staffing shortages when the state's health care worker vaccination mandate takes effect on Monday, and could be looking to the National Guard — as well as medical professionals from …

Federal court temporarily blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City teachers
3 years, 3 months ago

Federal court temporarily blocks Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City teachers

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court has issued a temporary injunction against a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for New York City educators set to go into effect early next week, temporarily blocking enforcement while the case is sent to a three-judge circuit court panel for review. The judge’s ruling Friday means the mandate – which required all New York City Department …

NYC teachers protesting mandatory vaccinations chant 'F*** Joe Biden' on Brooklyn Bridge march
3 years, 3 months ago

NYC teachers protesting mandatory vaccinations chant 'F*** Joe Biden' on Brooklyn Bridge march

Daily Mail  

Thousands of people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge chanting ‘F*** Joe Biden’ and then gathered near City Hall to protest vaccine mandates on Monday as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial new policy requiring venues to demand proof of the shot went into effect. The demonstration was a protest against the city's policy requiring public school teachers to get vaccinated by …

Judge suspends NY state vaccine mandate for health care workers who claim religious exemption
3 years, 3 months ago

Judge suspends NY state vaccine mandate for health care workers who claim religious exemption

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday temporarily suspending New York state from enforcing its vaccine mandate if health care workers claim a religious exemption. The order bars the New York State Department of Health from requiring employers to deny or revoke religious exemptions for the vaccine. The lawsuit names New York Attorney General Letitia James, …

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
3 years, 3 months ago

Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning

CNN  

New York CNN — Students in New York City’s public schools – the nation’s largest school district – were welcomed back to the classroom Monday for full-time, in-person learning, joining school districts across the country confronting a new academic year amid Covid-19. “It’s so good to see all our kids coming back to school in person, where they can learn …

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