Recently, some have floated the idea that we ought to require proof of vaccination for domestic air travel. This policy, like other mandates, might raise the vaccination rate very, very slightly. Previously, I estimated just a few percentage points for workplace mandates, and this action would have an even smaller effect at best. The [supposed] […]
Vaccine Mandates
U.S. Military Has Not Granted Any Religious COVID Vaccine Exemptions
Lawyers representing armed forces members who are seeking exemptions to a COVID vaccine requirement say the military is violating the U.S. Constitution and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in failing to grant religious exemptions. So far, more than 12,000 service members have requested religious exemptions from the federal vaccine mandate, but none have been […]
Flood of Appeals Hit U.S. Supreme Court Over OSHA COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
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, […]
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 […]