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Justice Department Looks to Start Enforcing COVID Vaccination Mandate for Feds; Hanford Guards Seek Permanent Vax Exemption

Wednesday, April 13th, 2022

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Justice Department Looks to Start Enforcing COVID Vaccination Mandate for Feds; Hanford Guards Seek Permanent Vax Exemption

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After the government won a key legal battle last week, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should allow it to begin enforcing a presidential executive order that federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. On April 7 the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit overturned a nationwide preliminary injunction issued by a federal district judge in Texas that had prevented federal agencies such as the Department of Energy from enforcing President Biden’s Executive Order 14043…

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