US Supreme court strikes down Biden’s vaccine mandate; administration withdraws requirement in response

The Biden Administrational announced Tuesday that it is dropping its emergency rule that required all large private employers to require Covid-19 vaccines or regular tests,  after the Supreme Court blocked the policy and ruled the federal government had exceeded its authority in imposing it.

The withdrawal of the emergency mandate is effective today Wednesday 26th January 2022.

It remains unclear if the Biden administration will attempt to enforce the vaccine mandate via regular mechanisms and if the court will uphold such a decision if they do.

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9 Comments

  1. People First
    January 27, 2022

    What I love about the US is the fact that the judiciary doesn’t work for politicians even if they are a branch of the government. They put the best interests of the people first. In Dominica and the communist countries that are friends of Skerrit they put politics first. So although I am pro vaccine but I respect the verdict of the Supreme Court because I know they put the interests of the people first. Had it been in Dominica it would be another big victory for Skerrit and to hell with country and people

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    • Gary
      January 31, 2022

      What you love about the US is your fantasy, as to the
      Judiciary, it is the esoteric branch of Government. You talk about interest, lol, your interest, your family interest or people interest is not necessarily the concern of Politicians who engage in politics, as you would like to believe, and neither does the Judiciary hold people interest, the Judiciary interprets the law. When the Judiciary interpreters the law the people interest are not necessarily meet, who wins feels justice whereas, who loses feels injustice, have you not seem that in Dominica. As it relates to the US, do really believe that a group of men selected by interest groups and appointed by Politicians servers people interest.

      Why such meaningless statements, quote “In Dominica and the communist countries that are friends of Skerrit they put politics first.” in the great democracy USA don’t you see partisan politics
      in the appointing someone to the Judiciary, does this action demonstrate people first.

  2. Linclown
    January 27, 2022

    I agree with Mark 100%.Gunther would like us to believe the vast majority of COVID-19 deaths are the vaccinated.The Government of Dominica should put a deadline on free testing and vaccination.Any testing and vaccination after the deadline should be paid for.Anybody infected with the COVID-19 virus should be sent home and they should pay for their medication.Everybody who is fully vaccinated before the deadline,testing and medication should be free.

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    • Ibo France
      January 27, 2022

      Lie Clown, why is this of no surprise? Mark and you are cut from the same cloth – devout loyalists of Skerrit and his corrupt, unscrupulous autocracy.

      Mark, you are in good company. Like minded people are attracted to one another.

  3. Channel 1
    January 26, 2022

    Duuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh.

    But it was obvious from very early o’clock that these vaccine mandates were irrational, unjust and have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with GENUINE medical science.

    THE TRUTH IS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT!!!!

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  4. Mark
    January 26, 2022

    Regardless of ones position on the Covid-19 vaccine mandate, current data indicates that the vast majority of patients who are succumbing to this virus are people who are unvaccinated. It’s their call but take a moment to just consider the strain their decision is having on the health care system not to mention the overworked medical personnel who also have the right to spend time with their families. Very selfish and inconsiderate on the part of those individuals.
    Also, consider the effect their decisions are having on patients whose surgeries are having to be postponed, some life threatening due to lack of hospital beds. This is simply not fair.

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    • Gunther
      January 26, 2022

      That’s false! THe UK is a clear example of this. majority of vaccinated nations are suffering. Hospitalization has increased death rates have increased. Before vaccinations, over 150 million people recovered. After vaccinations in just 1 year… the death rate went up 5 times! If vaccinations were so effective.. the death rates should be less knowing that there is a sollution… unless. the sollution that is being promoted isnt working and thus resulting in the massive amounts of deaths that we are seeing. 80% of hospitalizations in the UK are from the FULLY VACCINATED.

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    • make it make sense
      January 27, 2022

      Stop repeating this false claim or at least show some stats to back that up. Also even the real numbers are skewed because now the double jabbed is considered unvaccinated. You have to have AT LEAST THREE now to be considered vaccinated soon it will be FOUR.

      A lot of those hospitalizations are people WITH coronavirus not people suffering from it. Even dishonest CNN admits that now. And the major comorbidities for the virus have not changed – it’s still pre-existing conditions and poor health like obesity and people within a certain age group.

      Just give up already everybody can see that this thing is coming to an end but the people who put all their life into this pandemic are trying to hold on to it for dear life

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  5. Ibo France
    January 26, 2022

    I maintain that the vaccine should not be mandatory. Every human being has the inalienable right to decide what foreign substance goes into his body.

    These draconian mandates concerning the COVID-19 vaccines give unrestricted authority, to leaders with dictatorial tendencies, to run rough shod over the people they govern. It also creates permanent divisions within the society and unimaginable pain and suffering.

    I hope all those spineless, authoritarian leaning misleaders in the Caribbean, such as foul-mouthed Gaston Browne and obdurate Comrade Ralph, would take heed.

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