U.S. federal appeals court issues stay on Biden’s vaccine rule for U.S. companies

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U.S. federal appeals court issues stay on Biden’s vaccine rule for U.S. companies

A woman holds a small bottle labeled “Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine” and a medical syringe in front of the USA flag displayed in this image from October 30, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday granted a respite to the Biden government’s efforts to require workers in U.S. companies with 100 or more employees to vaccinate against COVID-19 or test weekly to let go, citing “serious legal and constitutional” “problems with the rule.

The ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes after numerous Republican-led states filed legal action against the new rule, which is set to go into effect Jan. 4.

Reporting by Mike Scarcella, writing by Pete Schroeder

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-federal-appeals-court-issues-stay-bidens-vaccine-rule-us-companies-2021-11-06/