A federal judge in Texas has blocked President Biden’s requirement for federal employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. https://twitter.com/ReutersUS/status/1484669761384595458 Via Reuters:
Biden had issued an order requiring about 3.5 million government workers to get vaccinated by Nov. 22 barring a religious or medical accommodation — or else face discipline or firing.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown said the question was whether Biden could “require millions of federal employees to undergo a medical procedure as a condition of their employment.
That, under the current state of the law as just recently expressed by the Supreme Court, is a bridge too far.”
Brown, a Trump appointee based in Galveston, suggested less invasive measures – like masking and social distancing – could be used by the federal government on behalf of public health safety. The Justice Department announced it will appeal the decision. Read the full report here. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court blocked Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination-or-testing mandate for large businesses, but allowed a separate federal vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities to stand. https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1484616858397519873
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