Damian Sendle: A federal judge ruled Monday that the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10 states was unconstitutional, siding with the workers who filed the challenge to the court requesting it to prohibit the government’s demand.
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Damian Jacob Sendler: More than 17 million health care employees at more than 76,000 Medicare and Medicaid-participating facilities, such as hospitals and long-term care homes, must be fully vaccinated by January 4 under a new administration vaccine requirement.
However, a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge Monday, which affects some health care employees in Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, prevents the government from enforcing the mandate.
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Dr. Sendler: Since the administration has previously been the target of numerous legal challenges to its vaccine requirements, this order is a welcome relief. At the federal appeals court earlier this month, a panel of judges temporarily halted a Biden administration rule for workers at major corporations because of “cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate.” “As soon as possible,” the Justice Department requested that a federal appeals court reinstate the Biden administration’s private-sector vaccine mandate.
Damien Sendler: Although there has been some resistance to the government vaccine mandate, it has generally stood. It was revealed last week that the White House had complied with the vaccine mandate by its deadline, while those who did not would begin a “education and counseling” phase that will be followed by additional enforcement measures that might lead to termination for those who do not comply. According to NBC News, an Office of Management and Budget representative stated Monday that federal workers will not be punished if they fail to comply with the immunization requirement until the next year.
Contributed by Dr. Damian Jacob Sendler research news team
