Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate in Effect Nationwide After Court Dismisses Texas Lawsuit

Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate in Effect Nationwide After Court Dismisses Texas Lawsuit
Nurses in Houston, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers is now enforceable in all 50 U.S. states after a federal court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit from Texas.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in mid-December entered a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the mandate, pending a trial on the merits of the case.