Federal Judge Blocks New York State Health Care Worker Vaccination Mandate

Federal Judge Blocks New York State Health Care Worker Vaccination Mandate
Protesters gather to oppose the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate in New York City on Sept. 13, 2021. Enrico Trigoso/The Epoch Times
Matthew Vadum
By Matthew Vadum, contributor
Updated:
A federal judge on Tuesday granted an emergency injunction blocking the state of New York from enforcing a new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

Seventeen medical health professionals had asked the court to enjoin enforcement of New York’s mandate that then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Aug. 16. The mandate required staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, adult care facilities, and other congregate care settings, be vaccinated for COVID-19 to continue to be employed.