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 […]
Federal Appeals Court Affirms Block on Vaccine Mandate for Employers, Slams Biden Administration for Using OSHA as a ‘Work-Around’ to Force Vaccines
A federal appeals court blocked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations or weekly testing by Jan. 4, stating the rule “grossly exceeds” the authority of the occupational safety agency that issued it. In a 22-page opinion issued on Friday, a three-judge […]
20 Research Studies Challenge Bad Science Used to Justify COVID Vaccine Mandates
The following research papers and studies raise doubts that COVID vaccine mandates are backed by science and good public health practice. Anyone seeking to challenge these mandates should consult these carefully. They demonstrate that these mandates provide no overall health benefit to the community and can even be harmful. Instead, the decision to accept the […]
Federal Appeals Court Halts Biden Administration’s COVID Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses
A federal appeals court on Saturday issued a stay temporarily halting the Biden administration’s private employer COVID vaccine mandate citing, “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with the requirement. “Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate, the mandate is hereby STAYED pending further action by this court,” […]
Professor of Ethics Challenges COVID Narrative and Tells Others Not to Give Up Their Rights
“By every measure and from every angle, this is a house of cards about to crumble.” Dr. Julie Ponesse, a professor of ethics at Ontario’s Huron University College for 20 years, was placed on leave and banned from accessing campus due to a vaccine mandate she refused to comply with. At The Faith and Democracy Series […]