
Supreme Court hears challenges to Biden vaccine and testing mandates
CNN
The Supreme Court on Friday will take up challenges to President Joe Biden's most aggressive attempts so far to combat the spread of Covid-19 -- vaccine or testing requirements for large businesses and many health care workers -- as the number of infections soar and 40 million adults in the US are still declining to get vaccinated.
Although the justices have rejected past attempts by states or universities to mandate vaccines, the new disputes center on federal requirements that raise different legal questions.
Two set of rules were issued in November. The first would impact some 80 million individuals and requires large employers to mandate that their employees either get vaccinated or submit to weekly testing. A second regulation requires certain health care employees who work for facilities that participate in Medicare or Medicaid programs to obtain vaccinations.

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