FIVE FREEDOMS: [MAJOR WIN] NY judge grants injunction against COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers

NEW YORK (WABC) — A federal judge in Utica sided Tuesday with 17 health care workers who object to New York State’s vaccine mandate for health workers on religious grounds, granting their request for an injunction that stops the state from enforcing the policy for those who claim a religion-based objection.

“There is no adequate explanation from defendants about why the ‘reasonable accommodation’ that must be extended to a medically exempt health care worker under 2.61 could not similarly be extended to a healthcare worker with a sincere religious objection,” Judge David Hurd wrote.

Hurd’s preliminary injunction means New York will continue to be barred from enforcing any requirement that employers deny religious exemptions.

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