Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Vaccine Mandate For Health Care Staff With Religious Exemptions
A panel of judges will take up the case on October 14.
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A panel of judges will take up the case on October 14.
Their main argument is that their rights are being violated because they are not allowed a testing option, like other municipal workers.
Several school staff unions are warning the city is not prepared to make up for the thousands of employees it could lose because of the reinstated vaccine mandate.
The mandate includes workers at long-term care facilities, state hospitals, pre-K through grade 12 school workers and child care facility staff members.
It comes after a lawsuit on whether requiring the vaccine violates the religious freedom of two Long Island nurses and a health care worker in Syracuse.
It comes after a lawsuit filed in August claimed the mandate is illegal and unconstitutional.
Thousands of medical professionals remain unvaccinated, and repercussions are already being felt.
The New York City Department of Education estimates around 13% of its employees are still not vaccinated.
A three-judge panel lifted a temporary ban on the COVID vaccine mandate that was originally set to take effect Monday.
The New York Knicks announced Friday the team is 100% vaccinated, but the Brooklyn Nets have said otherwise.
This comes as a similar mandate for New York City teachers has been pushed back.
By 5 p.m. Monday, all city Department of Education employees must have at least one COVID vaccine shot or risk losing their jobs.
The governor is actively preparing for an even greater shortage, working to secure temporary visas for international workers and adjust licensing requirements to bring in nurses from out of state.
All Department of Education employees must get their first COVID-19 shot by Monday or risk losing their jobs.
A separate decision on a state mandate for health care workers has been delayed.
A spokesperson for Carmine's says it started after some members of a party couldn't show proof of COVID vaccination last week.
The chaotic scene at the restaurant was captured on cellphone video. In the immediate aftermath, police charged the three women with assault.
Restaurant owners are pushing back against the city's mandate that requires eateries to ask for proof of vaccination for indoor dining.
This is exactly what some restaurant owners feared when enforcement of the city's vaccine mandate took effect Monday.
The judge gave New York state until Sept. 22 to respond to the lawsuit in federal court in Utica.
President Biden recently announced broad new vaccine requirements with the potential to affect approximately 100 million Americans once they go into effect.
The NYPD's Police Benevolent Association is vowing to sue if officers are required to get the shot, saying in part it will "defend our members' right to make such personal medical decisions."
With the FDA's full approval of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID, vaccine mandates may become more prevalent in the the public and private sector.
The mandate starts Sept. 27.
Starting next week, proof of vaccination will be required citywide for indoor activities such as dining, gyms and concerts.
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A new bill proposed in New York would target private businesses that don't quickly turn over surveillance footage after a crime. The legislation is named after the young employee killed at a Long Island CVS on Christmas Day.
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