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 […]
Vaccine mandates
Senate Votes to Repeal Biden’s Federal Vaccine Mandate for Large Private Businesses
The Senate on Wednesday voted narrowly to repeal the Biden Administration’s vaccine and testing mandate for private businesses with more than 100 employees. However, the GOP-backed resolution is unlikely to overturn the mandate as the House, controlled by democrats, is not expected to take up the issue and Biden said he would veto the bill […]
Courts Block COVID Vaccine Mandates for Healthcare Workers Nationwide and Federal Contractors in Three States as Deadline Nears
The Biden administration was blocked on Tuesday from enforcing two vaccine mandates requiring millions of U.S. workers to get vaccinated against COVID, which were set to begin next week. A federal judge in Louisana issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday halting President Biden’s national vaccine mandate for health care workers. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty […]
Federal Judge Halts Biden’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers in 10 States
Following a lawsuit filed by Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s Attorney General, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Biden Administration from enforcing its COVID vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in Missouri and nine other states. “It is hereby ordered that Defendants are preliminarily enjoined from the implementation […]
OSHA Suspends Implementation and Enforcement of Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said it will abide by a court order issued by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and suspend enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses with more than 100 employees. In a statement shared on OSHA’s website, the agency said, “The court ordered that OSHA ‘take no steps to […]