The U.S. Senate on March 2 approved a resolution that would block enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers across the country. The chamber voted 49–45 to approve the resolution, which was co-sponsored by many Republicans. No Democrats voted for the measure; all GOP members who voted did. Under the direction of President Joe Biden, federal health officials in 2021 imposed a vaccine mandate for health care workers employed at any facility that receives funding from Medicare or Medicaid. The mandate survived a legal challenge, with the Supreme Court ruling in January that it was within the powers granted by Congress. Critics say the justification for the mandate—keeping workers from getting COVID-19—has been undermined by the waning effectiveness of the vaccines, particularly after the emergence of the Omicron virus variant. “Make no mistake, this federal vaccine mandate is not about public health or science—it’s about Joe Biden fulfilling …