Court blocks Covid vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

Court blocks Covid vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers The appeals court rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief executive, has the same authority as the CEO of a private corporation to require employees be vaccinated. NBC News

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Biden issued an executive order in September 2021 requiring vaccinations for all executive branch agency employees, with exceptions for medical and religious reasons. The requirement kicked in the following November. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown, who was appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of Texas by Trump, issued a nationwide injunction against the requirement the following January.

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