Category: mandate

Western University to Delay COVID Booster Mandate to Early 2023

Western University said on Sept. 6 it will delay imposing a COVID-19 booster requirement due to Health Canada approving a new bivalent vaccine. The university in London, Ontario, announced in late August it would impose the booster on staff, faculty, students, and some visitors. It says the measures are “aimed at preserving the in-person learning…


Illinois Corrections Employees Sue State Over COVID-19 Vaccine or Testing Mandate

Several dozen employees of the Illinois Department of Corrections are suing the state over COVID-19 vaccine or testing mandates. A lawsuit filed in Christian County Circuit Court requests a temporary restraining order. The 46 employees work at 18 different correctional facilities run by the state of Illinois. In one of the filings from attorney Thomas…


Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Entire Navy

The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions. A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000 others. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who entered the original ruling in January, agreed to expand it in part because all members…


Supreme Court Rejects New York School Workers’ Attempt to Block Vaccine Mandate

The Supreme Court has turned down a bid by New York City school employees who sought to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate before they’re fired. A majority of justices denied the request, which had been referred to the full court by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee. As is typical in such cases, the composition…


US Truck Convoy Departs on Cross-Country Trek to Washington to Protest COVID-19 Mandates

ADELANTO, California—Hundreds of truckers and supporters departed a southern California site on Feb. 23 for a trip planned to culminate in the Washington area. The so-called People’s Convoy, inspired by Canadian truckers who drew international attention, hopes to convince authorities to ease or withdraw COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions imposed during the pandemic. The…


Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Opt-Out From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Supreme Court justices on Feb. 22 rejected a bid by health care workers in Maine to block the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Justices declined to hear arguments for and against an appeals court decision that left the mandate, which affects all health care workers in Maine, intact. At least six justices rejected the writ of…


Staff Shortage Concerns Challenge Germany’s Vaccine Mandate

BERLIN—Frank Vogel, a 64-year-old local politician from the eastern German Erzgebirge region, has been scrambling to find ways to keep nursing homes open when a vaccine mandate for health care workers takes effect next month. His region near the Czech border has one of the lowest vaccination rates in Germany. With only 57 percent of…


Boston City Workers Win Bid to Overturn Vaccine Mandate

Boston city workers have won their bid to suspend Mayor Michelle Wu’s vaccination mandate policy. A Massachusetts Appeals Court judge issued an injunction prohibiting the city from enforcing its Dec. 20, 2021, vaccine mandate policy for Boston union police and firefighters. The ruling overturned a lower court’s earlier ruling that kept the mandate in place. The…


‘Betrayed, Abandoned, Used, and Ashamed’: Unvaccinated Marine Officer Denied Religious Exemption Fears For His Future

A senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who was denied a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate said the uncertainty of the situation is leaving him fearful about his future. Master Sergeant Chuck Fourly (a pseudonym) has served in the Marine Corps for nearly 20 years, enlisting into the service on the heels…


‘Betrayed, Abandoned, Used, and Ashamed’: Unvaccinated Marine Denied Religious Exemption Fears For His Future

A senior non-commissioned officer (NCO) in the U.S. Marine Corps who was denied a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate said the uncertainty of the situation is leaving him fearful about his future. Master Sergeant Chuck Fourly (a pseudonym) has served in the Marine Corps for nearly 20 years, enlisting into the service on the…