Supreme Court Rejects Bid for Religious Opt-Out From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Supreme Court justices on Feb. 22 rejected a bid by health care workers in Maine to block the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Justices declined to hear arguments for and against an appeals court decision that left the mandate, which affects all health care workers in Maine, intact.