A Georgia federal judge has blocked vaccination requirements for federal contractors across the country who should have been vaccinated by Jan. 18.
Previous judgments blocked vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and companies with 100 or more employees.
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Judge Stan Baker accepted the arguments, ruling that the federal vaccine mandates were in violation of the Tenth Amendment.
The tenth amendment states that the federal government only has powers that are expressly listed in the constitution.
Baker said in his ruling that blocking the vaccine mandates would only create “confusion” for the states involved in the lawsuit. In order to avoid that the judgment has nationwide validity.
“Abuse of power by the Biden administration has been put aside again. The rule of law has prevailed and freedom is protected. Fortunately, if the president goes beyond his powers, the law is there to stop his abuse of power, ”said Attorney General Wilson.
It did so after a judge in Missouri and Louisiana blocked vaccine mandates for health care workers.
On Tuesday evening, following an earlier decision to keep the vaccine request, Bon Secours St. Francis – Greenville emailed a statement stating that its employees do not need to take the COVID vaccine.
“This decision does not change our attitude towards the COVID-19 vaccine – it is safe, highly effective and, as we are going to overcome this pandemic, tailored to the needs of our communities,” wrote PR and communications manager Jennifer Robinson in an email sent statement.
Prisma Health has announced that it will suspend its COVID vaccine requirements for employees, and AnMed Health has announced that it will not suspend or fire employees who fail to meet its mandate.
