WESTERN JOURNAL/ Kipp Jones-
A federal judge in New York ruled on Tuesday that religious exemptions for health care workers must be upheld in spite of the state’s sweeping COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Then-Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the mandate in August.
The governor’s office said on Aug. 16 that “all healthcare workers in New York State, including staff at hospitals and long-term care facilities… including nursing homes, adult care, and other congregate care settings, will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, September 27.”
“When COVID ambushed New York last year, New Yorkers acted, while the Federal Government denied the problem,” Cuomo said at the time. “Now, the Delta variant is spreading across the nation and across New York …”
“Our healthcare heroes led the battle against the virus, and now we need them to lead the battle between the variant and the vaccine. Continue reading…
