Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Monday asked the Biden administration to respond to a flood of appeals of a Sixth Circuit ruling that dissolved an injunction, allowing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to move forward with its vaccine-or-testing mandate for large private businesses. Those asking the Supreme Court for an injunction include 27 states, private businesses, […]
Vaccine Mandates
Court Revives Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers in 26 States
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 26 states — requiring millions of workers employed by facilities that receive federal funding to get vaccinated. A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisana ruled the lower court only had the authority […]
Large U.S. Hospitals Drop COVID Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare Workers Amid Labor Shortages
Some of the nation’s largest hospital systems have dropped COVID vaccine mandates for staff after a federal judge issued an injunction against the Biden Administration’s vaccine requirements for health care workers. According to the Wall Street Journal, hospital operators including HCA Healthcare Inc., Tenet Healthcare Corp. and hospital systems AdventHealth, Intermountain Healthcare and the Cleveland […]
At Least 75 Law Makers With Stake in Pandemic Response Invested in Companies That Make COVID Vaccines, Treatments and Tests
Numerous Republican and Democrat lawmakers invested in companies that have a direct stake in the nation’s response to the COVID pandemic, according to a new analysis of federal financial records by Business Insider. In 2020, at least 13 U.S. senators and 35 representatives held shares of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) —the maker of the one-dose […]
Pentagon Considering COVID Booster Shot Mandate for Troops
The Pentagon said Friday active discussions are taking place within the department about making COVID vaccine booster doses mandatory for service members, despite thousands refusing or seeking exemptions from the initial shot requirement. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said a final decision has not been made on the matter, but added that Secretary of Defense Lloyd […]