Appeals Court Freezes Biden Vaxx Mandate for Businesses Amid 'Abuse of Authority' Claims Fatma Khaled

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Appeals Court Freezes Biden Vaxx Mandate for Businesses Amid 'Abuse of Authority' Claims

Fatma Khaled 

A federal appeals court in New Orleans on Saturday issued a temporary halt to President Joe Biden's workplace COVID vaccine mandate.

© Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A Federal Appeals Court on Saturday has temporarily halted the COVID vaccine mandate for companies after over two Dozens states sued the Joe Biden administration over requiring millions of workers to get vaccinated by January 4 or undergo regular testing and wear masks. Above, a VIP StarNETWORK medical staff member prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at a #VAXTOSCHOOL pop-up site at Life of Hope Center on October 21, 2021 in New York City.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed the mandate and said that it entailed "grave statutory and constitutional issues."

It has now been blocked temporarily, pending further court order.

Now: 5th U.S. Circuit blocks Biden COVID-19 mandate pending further court order. Government must respond by Monday. Order: pic.twitter.com/s3Jrb5MWfl

— Mike Scarcella (@MikeScarcella) November 6, 2021

The court's decision was a response to lawsuits filed by over two dozen states on Friday against the Biden administration, after the White House Thursday announced COVID vaccine rules that apply to over 100 million U.S. workers.

The new vaccination requirements, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), affect businesses with at least 100 employees. Under the mandate, all workers have to be vaccinated against COVID by January 4 or wear masks and undergo weekly tests.