Missouri Governor Mike Parson Signs Executive Order Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

FILE- In a May 24, 2019, file photo, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signs one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills, banning the procedure on or beyond eight weeks of pregnancy, in Jefferson City, Mo. A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, blocked Missouri from enforcing the sweeping state abortion law. A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis heard arguments in September in the legal battle over the 2019 law. AP Photo/Summer Balentine, File

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) announced on Oct. 28 that he has issued an executive order to protect the individual rights of his state’s citizens against “overreaching” COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the Biden administration.

“As the Governor of the State of Missouri, I stand with concerned Missourians and will do all I can to stop federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates,” Parson said in a statement.