What’s the status of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

back. It is the government's job to keep its nation safe. And fourth, it may not be mandated by the President of the United States unilaterally or can it? The biden administration has mandated millions of workers get vaccinated against covid 19 by january 4th, but pushback is building. More than half of us states are suing the administration now, including Louisiana, Mississippi south Carolina and Utah along with a number of businesses who asked the court to block the mandate saying it constituted federal overreach and risked negatively impacting the workforce. A federal appeals court agreed, temporarily blocking the mandate over the weekend, but the Department of Justice once it lifted, saying these states and businesses haven't shown that they're claimed injuries outweigh the harm of staying a standard that will save thousands of lives and prevent hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations. The White House is confident in its legal authority here. If OSHA can tell people to wear a hard hat on the job to be careful on chemicals it can put in place. These simple measures to keep our workers safe. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals promises to expedite the case, but there's been no clarification on whether this would have a nationwide effect. I'm brit Conway reporting

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.?It's on hold indefinitely because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots.To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. The rule was to take effect Jan. 4, affecting about 84 million workers nationwide.But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced multiple legal challenges from businesses, conservative groups and Republican attorneys general that said the agency doesn't have the authority to mandate vaccines.On Nov. 6, a federal appeals court in New Orleans put the rule on hold, saying it was "a one-size-fits-all sledgehammer" that was too broad. Ten days later, all challenges to the requirement were consolidated in another appeals court in Cincinnati.In a court filing, lawyers for the Biden administration said the mandate was needed to reduce transmission of the virus in workplaces. It asked that it be allowed to move ahead with the rule.The requirement for employers is among several challenges to the Biden administration's vaccine rules. Federal judges also have placed a hold on a mandate for health care workers in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

What’s the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.?

It's on hold indefinitely because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots.

To control the spread of COVID-19, President Joe Biden previously said businesses with 100 or more employees would need to require COVID-19 vaccination or have workers get tested weekly for the virus. The rule was to take effect Jan. 4, affecting about 84 million workers nationwide.

But soon after the rule was issued by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, it faced multiple legal challenges from businesses, conservative groups and Republican attorneys general that said the agency doesn't have the authority to mandate vaccines.

On Nov. 6, a federal appeals court in New Orleans put the rule on hold, saying it was "a one-size-fits-all sledgehammer" that was too broad. Ten days later, all challenges to the requirement were consolidated in another appeals court in Cincinnati.

In a court filing, lawyers for the Biden administration said the mandate was needed to reduce transmission of the virus in workplaces. It asked that it be allowed to move ahead with the rule.

The requirement for employers is among several challenges to the Biden administration's vaccine rules. Federal judges also have placed a hold on a mandate for health care workers in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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