A federal judge in Georgia temporarily prohibited the Air Force from punishing an officer who objected to receiving a COVID vaccine on religious grounds and was denied an exemption to the vaccination requirement. U.S. District Court Judge Tillman E. Self III on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction for the unnamed Air Force Reserve officer and […]
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Air Force Grants Nine Religious Exemptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate, Thousands Pending
The Air Force on Tuesday said it has granted nine service members religious exemptions to its COVID vaccine mandate, but wouldn’t comment on whether the service members were already on terminal leave or on their way out of the ranks. Eight of the exemptions were granted after being requested, the Air Force said in its weekly COVID update. […]
A Template for Your Employer’s “Request for a Religious Exemption to the COVID-19 Vaccination” Form
On Oct. 4, the Office of Management released guidance to employers outlining specific requirements for obtaining a medical or religious exemption to COVID vaccines — making the process more intrusive and an exemption harder to obtain. In addition, employers were told they could begin enforcing President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees as soon as Nov. 9. […]
Judge Rejects FDA, Pfizer Attempt to Stall Release of COVID Vaccine Safety Data
A federal judge Wednesday rejected a bid by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with the support of Pfizer, to delay the court-ordered release of nearly 400,000 pages of documents pertaining to the approval of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine. Federal judge Mark Pittman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in an order issued Feb. 2, said […]
Illinois Judge Halts Mask and COVID Mandates for Schools as Gov. Pritzker Vows to Fight Back
School districts across the state of Illinois are celebrating after a Sangamon County judge ruled that beginning Monday, schools would no longer be forced to mandate masks, COVID vaccines or testing requirements. The ruling was handed down Friday by Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow, who ruled against Governor JB Pritzker’s mask mandate inside school buildings […]