Judge Overrules NY Governor - Says Employers Must Grant Religious Exemptions To Healthcare Workers

https://www.zerohedge.com/covi...xemptions-healthcare

A federal judge in New York ruled on Tuesday that State Health Officials must allow employers to grant religious exemptions to a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers while a lawsuit challenging the mandate proceeds through the courts, according to the NY Times.

"The question is whether the State’s summary imposition of § 2.61 conflicts with plaintiffs’ and other individuals’ federally protected right to seek a religious accommodation from their individual employers," wrote Judge David N. Hurd, a Bill Clinton appointee.

"The answer to this question is clearly yes. Plaintiffs have established that § 2.61 conflicts with longstanding federal protections for religious beliefs and that they and others will suffer irreparable harm in the absence of injunctive relief," reads the 27-page ruling, which offers a reprieve for thousands of unvaccinated doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers who would have otherwise been fired or prevented from working on Tuesday if the ruling had gone the other way.

Hurd issued a preliminary injunction preventing the NY Department of Health from acting against any employer who grants religious exemptions, adding that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed in their case.

"The Department of Health is barred from interfering in any way with the granting of religious exemptions from Covid-19 vaccination going forward, or with the operation of exemptions already granted," reads the ruling.

New York Governor Kathy M. Hochul indicated that the state would appeal.

"My responsibility as governor is to protect the people of this state, and requiring health care workers to get vaccinated accomplishes that," she said. "I stand behind this mandate, and I will fight this decision in court to keep New Yorkers safe."

In late-August, Hochul's administration overrode a religious exemption contained within former Gov. Cuomo's original vaccine mandate - prompting 17 healthcare workers to sue the state in federal court, claiming that the mandate conflicted with their religious beliefs "because they all employ fetal cell lines derived from procured abortion in testing."

"With this decision, the court rightly recognized that yesterday’s ‘front line heroes’ in dealing with Covid cannot suddenly be treated as disease-carrying villains and kicked to the curb by the command of a state health bureaucracy," said Christopher Ferrara of the Thomas More Society.

Tuesday's order technically extends an earlier temporary restraining order which applied to religious exemptions filed in mid-September onward - effectively allowing many healthcare workers to continue working even after the mandate went into effect.

In the federal case, titled Dr. A et al v. Hochul, the 17 health care workers argued that they could not consent to be inoculated with vaccines “that were tested, developed or produced with fetal cell lines derived from procured abortions.”

Pope Francis has said that Catholics may get the Covid-19 vaccines; most of the health care workers suing in the case are Catholic. But Judge Hurd did not question whether the health care workers were correct in their religious objections. Instead, he focused on their broader constitutional right to have their religious beliefs considered, and when possible, accommodated. -NYT

Now do cops, firefighters, teachers, and other professions.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:

I'll attempt that. We just talked a bit further, she has to decide which vaccine to get. I mentioned that there's been coronary problems associated with some of the vaccines and she retorted "yeah, in men." I told her women also, and she said that my sources were questionable because I've been duped by a few satire pieces here that were posted without warning. So now, I'm considered a questionable source.

I'm going to read back a few dozen pages. Today is not shaping up to be a very good day.

By the way, did you hear about the Indiana family who went to a Walgreens for flu shots and were given covid shots instead? The two children, a boy and girl, were 4 and 5 years old. They were taken to a pediatric cardiologist and are reportedly having heart issues now.

https://www.wkyt.com/2021/10/0...s-instead-flu-shots/

Not a chance in hell my daughters will ever receive this shot. Thankfully my wife agrees with me.

So the rules have not even been released and all these corporations are in lock step with the Government. When has this ever happened before?

Psaki Can’t Say When Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses Will ‘Be Finalized’

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...nalized_4045635.html

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the federal government’s rules on a vaccine mandate that President Joe Biden announced for private businesses last month are still forthcoming.

Psaki acknowledged Tuesday an enforceable rule from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is not here yet, promising that it will be coming. Psaki said she couldn’t offer an “expectation of when that’ll be finalized.”

“I would say that requiring and mandating for businesses of 100 people or over vaccines is not a small task. That is a big bold proposal idea and something that we want to implement with as much clarity as we can,” she said in response to a question about vaccine mandates. “We know there will be questions, even after these rules are put out, we understand that. But that’s why we wanted to take a little bit of time, not too much time, to get it done.”

On Sept. 9, President Joe Biden announced sweeping mandates for private businesses with 100 or more employees, requiring workers at such companies to either submit to regular weekly COVID-19 testing or get the vaccine. Also announced were mandates for federal contractors, federal employees, and healthcare staff working at Medicare- or Medicaid-funded facilities.

But since the announcement, there has been speculation as to why it’s taking OSHA so long to come up with a rule. So far, the White House has only sent out a news release regarding the mandate on private businesses.

“There is nothing there yet that gives employers any mandate,” Stephanie McFarland, a spokeswoman for the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration, told the Federalist website last week. “The president made an announcement on this asking OSHA to do it, but we’ve not yet seen anything come from it yet,” she continued.

About two weeks ago, Psaki also addressed questions about the OSHA rule during a press briefing.

“We never gave an exact timeline, so—maybe we should have been more specific at the time,” Psaki said on Sept. 30. “Obviously, it takes some time. And we want to make sure when we put these out, they’re clear and they provide guidance necessary to businesses.” Then, Psaki also told reporters she cannot provide an exact timeline on the rule, adding that the administration will have more information “in the coming weeks.”

In the news conference, Psaki also addressed an order signed by Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday banning any entity from implementing vaccination mandates for employees or customers in the state. Earlier this year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also took action to bar the state from using vaccine passports.

“Our intention is to implement … these requirements across the country,” Psaki said, “including in the states where there are attempts to oppose them.”

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

I’ve been traveling non-stop since June 2020 and been in a bunch of Sky Clubs all over the country. I’ve never once been harassed about not wearing my mask. I wear it walking around and such but as soon as I sit down it comes off. I’m not pulling it down to take a drink and then replacing it. A couple weeks ago I forgot to put my mask on and went to the bar. The bartender just reminded me that I was supposed to wear it, but still gave me my drink.

They make an announcement every 20 minutes or so that we have to wear masks but I’ve never seen anyone hassled by staff.

I have to fly at the end of the month (have been dreading it), and in preparation bought myself one of these. The Double Incognito Fake Mask. Hey, its made in the USA by a veteran owned company, so there's that too. This is about as close to compliance as these morons are going to get out of me.

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https://www.zerohedge.com/covi...xemptions-healthcare

So does anyone know if fired nurses are suing hospitals over denial of religious exemptions? My wife's liberal hospital is denying all exemption applications.

Tony.

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]I have to fly at the end of the month (have been dreading it), and in preparation bought myself one of these. The Double Incognito Fake Mask. Hey, its made in the USA by a veteran owned company, so there's that too. This is about as close to compliance as these morons are going to get out of me.

That's perfect. Gonna get that.

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Nice.

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“Our intention is to implement … these requirements across the country,” Psaki said, “including in the states where there are attempts to oppose them.”

Two thoughts. One, bring it, and two, 'F' you and your boss.

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Originally posted by wcb6092:
“Our intention is to implement … these requirements across the country,” Psaki said, “including in the states where there are attempts to oppose them.”

Uhhhhh...I remember a minor little point of history I learned a while back called "States' Rights". Seems we had us a little skirmish in this country over that very issue. Can't put my finger on it......[thinking, thinking....]

Ol' circle back is gonna put it on us..

https://www.defenseone.com/pol...hop-declares/186056/

Good for him. Stand up to the commie Pope.

Boeing will require all employees to be vaccinated, despite wary labor unions and conservative opposition

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Boeing management told its U.S. employees in an internal message Tuesday that with limited exceptions they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8 or face termination.

“Compliance with these requirements is a condition of employment,” states a Boeing internal presentation viewed by The Seattle Times.
“Employees who are unable to meet these requirements, and do not have an approved accommodation, by December 8 may be released from the company.”

The policy will apply to roughly 125,000 employees in the U.S., about 57,000 of them in Washington state.

Many of the biggest businesses across America have already done so, including Walmart and Ford; tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Facebook; and locally, Alaska Airlines.

Amazon, the largest employer in the state, has not yet announced a vaccine mandate. However, as a federal contractor, it will likely have to do so.

This administrations knows full well many will not abide by their bully tactics. And they are ready and anxious to help these employers replace freedom loving Americans with the tens of thousands of illegal aliens and un-vetted afghani's fill these high paying jobs. Thus destroying this country.

It has to be a line in the sand time in our history folks. It really does. If you want a country that your kids can prosper in. You best stop this non-sense very soon.

FDA Says No Need For Boosters As Moderna, J&J Plead Case

After a detailed review, the FDA's scientists have decided to hold off on approving Moderna's vaccine for a booster jab, the latest bad news for the company's bottom line. Documents published Tuesday show that Moderna's two-dose vaccine course generates enough immunity from the virus and the delta variant that a third dose is "unnecessary".

The decision creates the possibility that the agency could approve Pfizer for a booster jab but not Moderna.

https://www.zerohedge.com/covi...bs-ahead-key-meeting

This situation creates a moral hazard for these drug companies:

1. If a version is indeed effective, then no booster is required. Ergo, lower revenue.

2. if a version is not as effective, infinite boosters are required. Ergo, higher revenue.

Whatever happened to all the variants that were going to kill us all more deader than the previous variant?

Did they run out of Greek letters?

It seems that the news cycle doesn't have much to say about that anymore.

Ah, the U.S. health "care" industry. Ya gotta love it.

First comes this: Aspirin lowers risk of COVID: New findings support preliminary Israeli trial

Today comes this: Advice changing on use of low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks

Yet Congress has NO vaxx mandate. I wonder why not?

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

You'll be wearing masks for years

And just look at the delight on that hag's face. She LOVES THIS, she doesn't EVER want this to go away.