The new date is Dec 7, 2021.
A federal judge on Tuesday halted the Biden Administration's federal vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors nationwide, in the latest legal blow to the White House's efforts to compel workers to get vaccinations.
A nurse draws a vaccine dose from a vial as Maryland residents receive their second dose.
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The judge for the Southern District of Georgia said that he was unconvinced that the vaccine mandate was within the president's power.
The attorneys general of Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia brought a lawsuit against Associated Builders and Contractors.
The vaccine mandate for federal contractors in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee was temporarily halted by a federal judge in Kentucky.
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It will have a major impact on the economy at large, as it limits contractors and members of the workforce's ability to perform work on federal contracts. It appears to have a lot of economic and political significance.
Biden announced that all employers with over 100 employees must have their workers get vaccinations or weekly Covid-19 testing. Attorneys general from more than 20 states filed lawsuits. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it would suspend enforcement of the mandate for large private businesses after the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the stay on the mandate. The mandate was appealed by the Biden Administration.
Judge Halts Biden has a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
Republican-led states are trying to block Biden's vaccine mandates.
