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 opponents of the health worker vaccine mandate will prevail as the case moves through the courts. Among the key differences, the court said, is that “the targeted health care facilities, especially nursing homes, are where COVID-19 has posed the greatest risk.” Wednesday’s 5th Circuit ruling was issued by judges Leslie Southwick, nominated to the court by President George W. Bush; and James Graves and Gregg Costa, both nominated by President Barack Obama. The 5th Circuit decision blocks the health worker vaccine mandate in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

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An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?
1 month ago

An Idaho regional health department banned COVID vaccines. Will others follow?

Salon  

Last month, the board of a regional public health department in Idaho voted to ban its department from providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties. “They also act as a safety net for accessibility and affordability to vaccines, given that 1 in 3 Americans don’t have a primary health care provider.” She added such a trend is an “incredibly …

States reconsider religious exemptions for vaccinations in child care
1 year, 1 month ago

States reconsider religious exemptions for vaccinations in child care

LA Times  

A vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. So when officials at Montana’s health department revived a proposal that would allow people to claim religious exemptions from immunization requirements at child care facilities, Hutzenbiler was both dismayed and relieved. Mississippi began allowing such exemptions for schools and child care centers …

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 …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers
1 year, 9 months ago

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

LA Times  

Then-President-elect Biden receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Newark, Del., in 2020. The ruling from the full appeals court, 16 full-time judges at the time the case was argued, reversed an earlier decision by a three-judge 5th Circuit panel that had upheld the vaccination requirement. And, Oldham noted, with the preliminary injunction arguments done, …

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 …

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers
2 years, 3 months ago

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

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. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden has …

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 …

Proposed Ohio amendment would limit vaccine mandates
2 years, 5 months ago

Proposed Ohio amendment would limit vaccine mandates

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would limit vaccine mandates imposed by businesses, health care providers and governments is a step closer to the statewide ballot. Diana Smith, a certified medical assistant from Bradford, said she helped initiate the petition not out of opposition to vaccinations, but to ensure Ohioans are “free to do their …

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates
2 years, 6 months ago

Politics and pandemic fatigue derail California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates

LA Times  

In January, progressive California Democrats vowed to adopt the toughest COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the country. Now, even as case rates start to balloon again, the window of opportunity to adopt COVID-19 vaccine mandates may have closed, said Hemi Tewarson, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy. And legislation is just not being enacted.” California One of …

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward
2 years, 8 months ago

One of the most far-reaching vaccine mandate bills in California will not move forward

LA Times  

Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said Tuesday that she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they obtained an exemption. Citing improved pandemic conditions and opposition from public safety unions, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks said she would hold Assembly Bill 1993, which would have required employees and independent contractors, in both …

Judge: Montana can’t enforce ban on mandating vaccines
2 years, 9 months ago

Judge: Montana can’t enforce ban on mandating vaccines

Associated Press  

— Montana cannot enforce a state law that prevents most health care facilities from mandating vaccines while an interim federal rule is in place requiring millions of health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a federal judge ruled Friday. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy of Missoula said his preliminary injunction applies only while the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates
2 years, 10 months ago

Montana Republicans seek leniency on vaccine mandates

Associated Press  

— Montana’s governor and its two Republican members of Congress are asking the Biden administration to grant exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to federally funded health care facilities where losing unvaccinated staff might jeopardize access to medical care. “Like many states across the nation, Montana is already facing labor shortages, especially in the healthcare industry, which severely threaten patient …

The Shameless, Radical Ruling Against Biden’s Civil Service Vaccine Mandate
54 years, 11 months ago

The Shameless, Radical Ruling Against Biden’s Civil Service Vaccine Mandate

Slate  

On Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the federal workforce and issued a nationwide injunction ensuring no other district court could revive the policy. It states: “The President may prescribe regulations for the conduct of employees in the executive branch.” Ever since, presidents have relied on this law to …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of President Joe Biden’s most aggressive attempts so far to combat the spread of Covid-19 – a vaccine or testing requirement aimed at large businesses. The agency said that it had the authority to act under an emergency temporary standard meant to protect employees if they …

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 …

COVID: California sets deadline for health worker boosters
3 years ago

COVID: California sets deadline for health worker boosters

India TV News  

Highlights California’s roughly 2.5 mn health care workers have until Feb 1 to get COVID vaccine booster shot California was 1st state to require health care workers to be vaccinated, that took effect in Sept California now joins New Mexico as 2nd state to require booster shot for its health care workers California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have …

High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements
3 years ago

High court to hold special session on vaccine requirements

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to weigh challenges to two Biden administration policies covering vaccine requirements for millions of workers, policies that affect large employers and health care workers. The high court’s announcement Wednesday that it will hear arguments in the cases Jan. 7 comes amid rising coronavirus …

California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters
3 years ago

California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s roughly 2.5 million health care workers have until Feb. 1 to get a coronavirus vaccine booster shot or risk losing their jobs, Gov. Now, California joins New Mexico as at least the second state to require a booster shot for its health care workers. Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director, said officials are not considering …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Chicago drops police union lawsuit over vaccine mandate
3 years ago

Chicago drops police union lawsuit over vaccine mandate

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The city of Chicago dropped its lawsuit Wednesday against the police union in its fight over city employee COVID-19 vaccine orders, saying the complaint became unnecessary as more officers complied. Still, Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed Wednesday that if union leaders revived talk of an “illegal work stoppage” over the mandate, the city would return to court. The city …

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 …

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccination mandate for California prisons
3 years ago

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccination mandate for California prisons

LA Times  

A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked an order that all California prison workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a religious or medical exemption. The judge who issued the vaccination mandate followed the recommendation of a court-appointed receiver who was chosen to manage the state prison healthcare system after a federal judge in 2005 found that California …

Vaccine mandate: Biden administration asks appeals court to reinstate mandate
3 years, 1 month ago

Vaccine mandate: Biden administration asks appeals court to reinstate mandate

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is asking the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals to wipe away an order from another appeals court blocking its Occupational Safety and Health Administration vaccine mandate. Several lawsuits were brought challenging the OSHA mandate, and last week the cases were consolidated in the 6th Circuit, an appeals court that leans right, as 10 of …

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 …

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