NY State Doesn’t Need to Allow Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandate, Authorities Say

A nurse protesting against vaccine mandates at Foley Square, Manhattan, New York on Sep. 13 Enrico Trigoso/The Epoch Times

New York officials filed papers this week saying that the state has no constitutional obligation to grant religious exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare staff, in response to a federal lawsuit.

Gov. Kathy Hochul filed the court papers along with state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker and Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday.