A federal judge in Texas issued an injunction on Friday blocking President Joe Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate for federal contractors nationwide. In a 20-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown said the Biden Administration had no legal authority to impose a sweeping vaccine mandate on federal employees. “This case is not about whether folks should […]
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Army Punishes 3,000 Soldiers Who Refused to Receive COVID Vaccines, Two Exemptions Granted for Marines
Army Punishes 3,000 Soldiers Who Refused to Receive COVID Vaccines, Two Exemptions Granted for Marines
19 Federal Agencies Propose Plans to Track People Who Request Religious Exemptions to COVID Vaccines
Nineteen federal agencies have created or proposed creating tracking lists for people who request religious exemptions to the COVID vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden administration, raising concerns over privacy, what the administration plans to do with the information, how it will be shared and how it could be used to discriminate against individuals for […]
The Supreme Court’s Decision on COVID Vaccine Mandates, What it Means for You
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday issued a highly-anticipated decision on two of the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine mandates. There is good news and bad news that came out of the Court’s decision. The good news is the Court rejected the Biden administration’s mandate requiring employees of large businesses to be vaccinated against COVID or undergo weekly testing […]
Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Vaccine Mandates, Level of Disinformation Absolutely Astonishing
The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral arguments pertaining to two of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandates. The focus of the hearing was whether to stay or to grant temporary injunctions requested by plaintiffs in a number of lawsuits challenging the emergency mandates for millions of Americans. The two cases pertain to the […]
Judge Blocks COVID Vaccine Mandate for Navy Seals Seeking Religious Exemption, Prohibits Disciplinary Action
In what was a huge win on Monday, a federal judge in Texas issued a temporary injunction blocking the Pentagon’s COVID vaccine mandate and preventing the Department of Defense from disciplining 35 Navy Seals and three reservists who refused to get the vaccine for religious reasons. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, responding to a lawsuit […]
The Negative Consequences of COVID Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Flights
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] […]
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 […]