CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Enjoined Nationwide
Two district courts have granted injunctions against the rule requiring vaccines for workers at Medicare and Medicaid providers, one nationwide.
Two district courts have granted injunctions against the rule requiring vaccines for workers at Medicare and Medicaid providers, one nationwide.
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Vaccine makers are already targeting the omicron variant.
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The government argues that the 5th Circuit erred in concluding that the rule "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority."
California is leading the country in student vaccine mandates that will disproportionately harm the education of poor and minority students.
The latest restrictions come less than a week after the country ordered its unvaccinated population into lockdown.
After months of inconsistent messaging and a chaotic track record, will anybody trust it?
A petition has been filed asking the full court to hear the legal challenges to the OSHA COVID-19 vaccinate-or-test mandate.
The agency is staying in its lane—for now.
As a result of the multi-district litigation lottery process, all of the challenges will be heard in a single circuit.
While the court identified serious problems with the new OSHA regulation requiring larger employers to vaccinate or test their workers, its opinion was rushed and sloppy.
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A unanimous three-judge panel concludes that the decree "grossly exceeds OSHA's statutory authority."
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
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Misinformation and bad policy can only be defeated by robust, open debate in the public square.
Rochelle Walensky seems to be relying on a laboratory study that did not measure infection risk.
The U.S. government doesn't reflect on its spending history, and that shows.
The appeals court said the rule, which was published on Friday, raises "grave statutory and constitutional issues."
The stay may only last a very short time. But it does suggest the judges think the plaintiffs have a serious case to make against the mandate.
Several Republicans are seeking to overturn the new OSHA rule. Despite the razor-thin margins in both Houses, a repeal resolution will not get enacted.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has adopted a more stringent rule for health care providers than OSHA is imposing on large employers.
The rule just issued by OSHA has fewer legal flaws than the initial plan floated by the White House. But it's still problematic, and could set a dangerous precedent if upheld by courts.
Federal courts will have to decide whether the rule is "necessary" to protect workers from a "grave danger."
The federal standard contains some carve outs that were not part of the White House announcement, likely to help insulate rule from legal challenge. (Updated with a response to Ilya Somin.)
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While the president insists on a top-down mandate, individuals making their own choices are achieving vaccination goals.
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The failure of legal challenges obscures an ongoing scientific debate.
De Blasio should honor expectations of medical privacy, not threaten government retribution for those who make choices he dislikes.
The fines for failure fall not on the unvaccinated, but the people serving them.
This is great progress, but there is even more in the vaccine pipeline.
TSA security screenings led to more driving and thus more auto deaths. Mandating vaccines on airplanes could have a similar effect.
The vaccines seem to be working well, but the FDA isn't.
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Vaccine hesitancy can, in part, be laid at the feet of experts who betrayed the public’s trust.