16 States File New Challenge to Biden Administration’s Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

16 States File New Challenge to Biden Administration’s Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Health Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies to Congress in Washington on June 10, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Louisiana and 15 other states on Feb. 4 lodged a new legal challenge against the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers, arguing that the dominance of the Omicron virus variant undercuts the justification for the mandate.

Approximately 10.4 million workers fall under the vaccination requirements, which apply to every facility that receives Medicare or Medicaid funding.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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