WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments Friday on major Biden administration work rules to bump up the nation’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases because of the omicron variant. The justices were ...

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A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 million U.S workers. The 2-1 decision by ...

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DURHAM (AP) — A former North Carolina deputy is suing a sheriff over his requirement for employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Christopher Neve, the former Durham County deputy, is asking a court to force Sheriff Clarence Birkhead to reinstate ...

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s new chief justice says he’s asked Gov. Roy Cooper to consider getting COVID-19 vaccines more quickly to local court officials to meet a state constitutional requirement that “all courts shall be open.” Speaking at Wednesday’s ...

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By Katerina Kramarchyk and Meghan DiPasquale The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has recommended that the FDA approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in the United States under an Emergency Use Authorization. The question for employers once the ...

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