The Biden administration told a court Monday it has clear authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine rule on employers with at least 100 staff and that a court’s order on Saturday blocking the rule could cost dozens or even hundreds of lives daily.
People are increasingly returning to work and they risk accelerating the spread of COVID-19 without the rule, said the filing in the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals by government lawyers.
On Saturday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans suspended the rule, citing “grave statutory and constitutional” issues. For the full Reuters story, click here.
