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News Articles: vaccine mandate

People gather at City Hall to protest New York City's vaccine mandate for public employees on Feb. 11, the day that many were fired.

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Thousands of workers were fired over vaccine mandates. For some, the fight goes on

As COVID has become less virulent, the debate over vaccine mandates has faded. But some workers who were fired for refusing the shots are still fighting to be reinstated.

December 27, 2022
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  • Andrea Hsu
Federal courthouse in Macon

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Air Force officer says vaccine mandate violates her faith. A Georgia judge weighed in

A federal judge in Middle Georgia on Tuesday ruled in favor of a U.S. Air Force officer, granting a preliminary injunction in the officer’s fight against the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

February 15, 2022
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  • Joe Kovac
GPB News NPR

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Starbucks drops COVID vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

The coffee giant said it was responding to last week's Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Biden administration's plan to require vaccines or COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

January 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Photos courtesy Riley Bunch, GPB News

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Political Rewind: Biden doubtful on voting rights; Kemp unveils budget; SCOTUS on vaccine mandate

Friday on Political Rewind: Just days after a visit to Georgia where he demanded the U.S. Senate pass voting rights legislation, President Joe Biden admits the prospects for action are now dim. Is there a future for federal election reform law? Meanwhile, in his State of the State speech, Gov. Brian Kemp showcased his plans for doling out billions of dollars of state surplus money for income tax refunds, teacher and state employee pay raises, and more.

January 14, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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A woman checks in for her flight at a United Airlines counter at Dulles International Airport on December 27, 2021.

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United says 3,000 employees have COVID, but its vaccine mandate has saved lives

In a memo to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline has 3,000 employees who are currently positive for Covid but that zero of its vaccinated employees are currently hospitalized.

January 11, 2022
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  • Andrea Hsu
Governor Brian Kemp

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Federal judge blocks vaccine mandate for Head Start workers in 24 states

A group of 24 Republican state attorneys general, led by Louisiana’s Jeff Landry and including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio and Tennessee, challenged the mandate last month.

January 04, 2022
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  • Jacob Fischler
Beata Moon sits on the balcony of her Queens, New York, apartment on Dec. 9. Because she is not fully vaccinated, much of New York City is off-limits to her.

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For a musician in New York City, not being fully vaccinated comes at a cost

"My ears are my life," says composer, pianist and teaching artist Beata Moon, who experienced ear ringing after her first vaccine dose. Around the same time, she also tested positive for COVID-19.

December 27, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
At a White House event on October 14, President Joe Biden encouraged states and businesses to support vaccine mandates to avoid a surge in cases of Covid-19.

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Biden's vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals said the costs of delaying implementation of the vaccine rule would be high. Employers have until Feb. 9 to comply with the testing requirement.

December 18, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
The Senate has voted to overturn the Biden administration's rule that large private employers must require their workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested if they want to keep their jobs.

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In a largely symbolic move, the Senate votes to block Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate

The White House says the president will veto the bill if it reaches his desk. But GOP lawmakers pushed the measure as the political fight over vaccine mandates deepens.

December 09, 2021
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  • Brian Naylor
A vaccine syringe held by a doctor.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: GA judge blocks Biden's mandate; Nationwide attention on Georgia's political races

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A Georgia federal judge blocked nationwide implementation of President Biden's vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors this week. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr was one of the seven state attorney generals who filed for the stay, arguing the administration was overstepping it constitutional authority. Meanwhile, the second ranking Republican in the state House, Jan Jones, says she's backing a bill to prevent students from having access to "obscene" materials.

 

December 08, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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A sign urges people to get the Covid vaccine at the Staten Island Ferry terminal on November 29, 2021 in New York City.

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As NYC sets broad vaccine mandate for workers, federal vaccine rules remain blocked

By the end of the month, workers in New York City must be vaccinated against COVID-19, but nationwide, federal vaccine rules are on hold due to numerous legal challenges.

December 06, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
A sign outside Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, encourages people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Companies are telling unvaccinated workers to pay more for health insurance

Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.

November 22, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
People walk by a sign for both a COVID-19 testing clinic and a Covid vaccination location outside of a Brooklyn, New York, hospital on March, 29 2021.

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A lottery could determine the fate of Biden's vaccine rule for 84 million workers

Lawsuits against the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test requirement for private employers have been filed in almost every federal appeals court. One court will be randomly chosen to hear the case.

November 15, 2021
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu
President Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Ten states are filing a lawsuit over the administration's rule requiring health care workers to be vaccinated.

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  • National

10 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers

The state attorneys general argue the vaccine mandate will lead to shortages of health care workers and could threaten the jobs of millions of their jobs.

November 11, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
United Airlines has one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the U.S., requiring all U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless granted religious or medical exemptions.

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Court rules United Airlines can put workers with vaccine exemptions on unpaid leave

A group of United employees had asked the court for a preliminary injunction to block United's policy of putting workers with religious or medical exemptions on unpaid leave.

November 09, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
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