Australian Paramedic Suspended After Taking Vaccine Mandate to Court

Australian Paramedic Suspended After Taking Vaccine Mandate to Court
A NSW ambulance is seen departing a housing tower on Morehead Street in Redfern, Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 16, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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A New South Wales (NSW) paramedic who launched a legal challenge against the state government over vaccine mandates has been suspended from work immediately.

John Larter, a veteran paramedic and deputy mayor of the Snowy Valleys Council, filed a lawsuit against the NSW State Health Minister Brad Hazzard challenging a public health order mandating health workers receive the first dose of the vaccine by Sept. 30, and the second dose by Nov. 30.