U.S. court reinstates Biden federal employee COVID vaccine mandate
2022.04.08 01:36
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before receiving a second COVID-19 booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday reinstated President Joe Biden’s executive order mandating that federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.
By a 2-1 vote, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an injunction issued by a U.S. district judge in Texas in January that had blocked enforcement of the vaccine mandate. Biden issued an order in September requiring about 3.5 million government workers to get vaccinated by Nov. 22, barring a religious or medical accommodation, or face discipline or firing.
