Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule

Associated Press  

The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or face regular COVID testing requirements. ”Indeed, although Congress has enacted significant legislation addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, it has declined to enact any measure similar to what OSHA has promulgated here.” The justices left in place a vaccine mandate for health care providers who receive federal Medicare or Medicaid funding. But other big businesses, including Starbucks and General Electric, scrapped previously announced vaccine mandates for their employees after the Supreme Court’s ruling. David Michaels, an epidemiologist and former OSHA administrator who now teaches at The George Washington University, said the agency could consider a new rule that would include other measures designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in workplaces, such as requiring face masks, distancing, and better ventilation systems.

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US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system or public health resources are far more able to respond to the threat that COVID poses to our country and do so in …

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11
1 year, 7 months ago

US to end Covid vaccination mandate for foreign travellers, federal workers on May 11

India Today  

The United States will end its Covid-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers on May 11, when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House said on Monday. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to lift the requirement that most foreign air travellers be vaccinated against Covid-19, one of the few remaining pandemic travel restrictions …

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

U.S. to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

The Hindu  

The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said on May 1. The unvaccinated minority “can cause a lot of damage, and they are.” Federal courts and Congress have already rolled back Mr. Biden's vaccine requirements for large employers …

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
1 year, 7 months ago

US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week

LA Times  

The Biden administration will end most of the remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. “But our healthcare system …

The Most Lawless Court in the Country Won’t Let Biden Vaccinate His Own Workforce
1 year, 8 months ago

The Most Lawless Court in the Country Won’t Let Biden Vaccinate His Own Workforce

Slate  

On Thursday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a block on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for executive branch employees. Dahlia Lithwick: This week, we’ve got another instance of a nationwide injunction and judge-shopping, this one surrounding President Biden’s vaccine mandate for executive branch employees. Mark Joseph Stern: So, this is a case challenging President Joe Biden’s mandate …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. An inspector subsequently cited it for violating the federal …

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end
1 year, 10 months ago

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Associated Press  

— At Truman Lake Manor in rural Missouri, every day begins the same way for every employee entering the nursing home’s doors — with a swab up the nose, a swirl of testing solution and a brief wait to see whether a thin red line appears indicating a positive COVID-19 case. “Their regulations are making it harder to give care …

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 …

Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors
2 years, 3 months ago

Court narrows hold on COVID vaccine mandate for contractors

Associated Press  

More than 1 million construction workers across the U.S. won’t have to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccination requirement, but an appeals court cleared the way for President Joe Biden’s administration to potentially enforce the mandate on some federal contractors. “There’s a lot of employees who didn’t want to get vaccinated in the construction industry.” Taking into account previous court …

WA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change
2 years, 6 months ago

WA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change

ABC  

Throughout the ebb and flow of WA's various COVID restrictions, one rule has remained steady for months now — workplace vaccination requirements. Key points: Most WA workers need to have been triple-dose vaccinated from today Most WA workers need to have been triple-dose vaccinated from today Experts agree the workplace mandate should remain for now Experts agree the workplace mandate …

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?
2 years, 9 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 …

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

EXPLAINER: Who must follow Biden’s vaccine mandates?

Associated Press  

Millions of health care workers across the U.S. now must be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a result of a mandate from President Joe Biden’s administration. Where it stands: The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 lifted injunctions that had been issued by lower courts prohibiting enforcement of the health care vaccine mandate in about half the states. What’s next: CMS …

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers
2 years, 10 months ago

Vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers

Associated Press  

Health care workers in about half the states face a Thursday deadline to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine under a Biden administration mandate that will be rolled out across the rest of the country in the coming weeks. “But not having staff is also a really big concern, because the neglect that happens as a result of …

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers
2 years, 11 months ago

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers

NPR  

Federal court blocks Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A federal court in Texas on Friday blocked the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for federal workers, which has been in place since November, in a ruling that the administration is expected to appeal. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, a nominee …

Texas judge blocks Biden’s vaccination mandate for federal workers as ‘a bridge too far’
2 years, 11 months ago

Texas judge blocks Biden’s vaccination mandate for federal workers as ‘a bridge too far’

LA Times  

A reported 98% of federal workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since President Biden’s order took effect in November. A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Friday barring the federal government from enforcing President Biden’s order that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for COVID-19. Judge Jeffrey Brown, appointed by former President Trump, …

Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail …

Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

Associated Press  

Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a plan it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. The company employs 228,000 people in the U.S. Boston-based General Electric Co. also suspended its …

Starbucks ends its vaccine mandate for employees in wake of Supreme Court ruling
2 years, 11 months ago

Starbucks ends its vaccine mandate for employees in wake of Supreme Court ruling

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a company memo, Starbucks CEO John Culver …

Biden Team Regroups After Supreme Court Loss On COVID Mandates
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden Team Regroups After Supreme Court Loss On COVID Mandates

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — Concerned but not giving up, President Joe Biden is anxiously pushing ahead to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration’s sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers. The high court’s ruling Thursday “does not stop me from using my voice as president to advocate for employers to do the right …

Op-Ed: Here’s how Biden can fix the Supreme Court’s terrible mistake in the vax or mask case
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: Here’s how Biden can fix the Supreme Court’s terrible mistake in the vax or mask case

LA Times  

There is a lot to dislike about the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the Biden administration’s requirement that workers either vaccinate against COVID-19 or test and mask at work. The majority thus decided that OSHA’s vaccine rule was impermissible because vaccines “cannot be undone at the end of the work day.” High quality masks, though, can be taken off after …

Joe Biden 'disappointed' after Supreme Court blocks his vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden 'disappointed' after Supreme Court blocks his vaccine-or-test mandate for businesses

Firstpost  

Vaccination has become a politically polarising issue in the United States, where approximately 63 percent of the population is fully vaccinated Washington: The United States Supreme Court delivered a blow to President Joe Biden on Thursday, blocking his COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for employees of large businesses. The president welcomed the requirement that health care workers be vaccinated, saying it would …

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 …

Today’s Headlines: Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate
2 years, 11 months ago

Today’s Headlines: Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate

LA Times  

Hello, it’s Friday, Jan. 14. Now on to the stories you shouldn’t miss today: TOP STORIES The Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for the workplace The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Biden’s plan to require that most workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. The Republican National Committee said it is planning a rules change that …

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine-Or-Test Rule For Large Employers
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s Vaccine-Or-Test Rule For Large Employers

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its emergency rule mandating that workers at large businesses get vaccinated or undergo regular testing for COVID-19, a major setback for the president’s national vaccination effort. The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of halting OSHA’s vaccine-or-test rule, with the court’s six conservatives in the majority and the three …

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 …

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for the workplace
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for the workplace

LA Times  

Justices block President Biden’s requirement that most workers be vaccinated or tested for the coronavirus, but uphold his similar rule for healthcare workers. The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked President Biden’s plan to require that most workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. Acting outside of its competence and without legal basis, the court displaces the judgments of …

Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated and mostly masked, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical Friday of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers. “This is something the federal government has never done before,” Chief Justice John Roberts said, casting doubt on the administration’s argument that a half-century-established law, the Occupational Safety and Health …

Live updates: Biden Covid vaccine mandates go to Supreme Court
2 years, 11 months ago

Live updates: Biden Covid vaccine mandates go to Supreme Court

CNN  

A man walks past the US Supreme Court on Friday morning. Keep in mind, the justices have so far tolerated vaccine mandates issued by the states, but Friday’s cases concern federal mandates and raise different legal questions. She will concentrate on the agency’s authority to act on an emergency basis to protect employees if they are exposed to “grave danger.” …

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 …

US court reinstates Biden’s vaccine mandate for big businesses
3 years ago

US court reinstates Biden’s vaccine mandate for big businesses

Al Jazeera  

Appeals court allows Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine or test rules for large businesses to move ahead. An appeals court in the United States has reinstated President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large businesses. “Given OSHA’s clear and exercised authority to regulate viruses, OSHA necessarily has the authority to regulate infectious diseases that are not unique to the workplace,” Judge …

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 …

Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay
3 years ago

Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay

NPR  

Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images A Biden administration rule that requires workers at companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated against Covid or undergo weekly testing is back on. "Fundamentally, the is an important step in curtailing the transmission …

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors
3 years ago

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

Associated Press  

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies. A federal judge in Kentucky also had issued a preliminary injunction against the mandate last week, but it applied only to contractors in …

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors
3 years ago

Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal contractors

LA Times  

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies. “However, even in times of crisis this Court must preserve the rule of law and ensure that all branches of government act within the …

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 …

Trump Judges Are Blocking Biden’s Vaccine Rules From Moving Forward
3 years ago

Trump Judges Are Blocking Biden’s Vaccine Rules From Moving Forward

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal judges appointed by former President Donald Trump have dealt a string of setbacks to the Biden administration’s campaign to boost vaccination rates through new government rules. This week two federal judges issued back-to-back injunctions temporarily blocking the White House’s new vaccine regulation issued through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Schelp wrote that the Biden …

Vaccine mandate for federal contractors blocked in 3 states
3 years ago

Vaccine mandate for federal contractors blocked in 3 states

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s attorney general won a preliminary court order Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors. The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove stops the mandate from taking effect in Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio. “This is a significant ruling because it gives immediate relief from …

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 …

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
3 years ago

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states

Associated Press  

— 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 federal rule requires COVID-19 vaccinations for more than 17 million workers nationwide in about 76,000 health care facilities and home health care providers …

White House: 92% Of Fed Workers Under Mandate Are Vaccinated
3 years ago

White House: 92% Of Fed Workers Under Mandate Are Vaccinated

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for millions of federal workers seems to be working, with no apparent disruption to law enforcement, intelligence-gathering or holiday travel. On Tuesday, one day after the deadline for compliance, 92% of the 3.5 million federal workers covered by Biden’s mandate reported to the government that they are at least partially …

White House announces 95% of federal workforce in compliance with vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

White House announces 95% of federal workforce in compliance with vaccine mandate

CNN  

CNN — The White House on Monday announced that 95% of the federal workforce is in compliance with the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate. “Ahead of tonight’s deadline, the federal government has achieved 95% compliance, and 90% of the 3.5 million federal workers are already vaccinated,” White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said during a press briefing, confirming previous CNN …

As WA COVID vaccine mandate deadline looms, some WA workers say they'll quit rather than get the jab
3 years, 1 month ago

As WA COVID vaccine mandate deadline looms, some WA workers say they'll quit rather than get the jab

ABC  

Chantal Storer loves her job at Panna Bakery, but last week she worked her final shift. Key points: Vaccination against COVID will soon be mandatory for 75 per cent of WA's workforce Vaccination against COVID will soon be mandatory for 75 per cent of WA's workforce About 70 per cent of businesses are worried their staff will refuse the jab …

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 …

Biden’s vaccine mandate is on hold, but companies are moving ahead anyway
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s vaccine mandate is on hold, but companies are moving ahead anyway

CNN  

Isidore CNN Business — For most employers it’s full-speed ahead on Covid vaccine mandates, regardless of whether the courts uphold or strike down President Joe Biden’s requirements. A Federal Court of Appeals put on hold the Biden administration’s plans to mandate vaccines or weekly tests for staff of businesses with 100 or more employees. For example, a federal court this …

Federal appeals court reaffirms its decision to freeze Biden’s vaccine mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Federal appeals court reaffirms its decision to freeze Biden’s vaccine mandate

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court on Friday reaffirmed its earlier decision to freeze the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate, calling the requirement for large employers to make sure its employees are vaccinated against Covid-19 “staggeringly overbroad.” In a blistering 22-page opinion, the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals said that the vaccine mandate issued by the Occupational Safety and Health …

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 …

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