Federal court temporarily blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses

Appeals court grants emergency stay of requirement for firms with over 100 employees to require Covid vaccinations by 4 January

A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

The fifth US circuit court of appeals granted an emergency stay of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Osha) that such workers be vaccinated by 4 January or face mask requirements and weekly tests.