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10 States Sue Biden Over Vaccine Mandates For Healthcare Workers
Ten states are suing the government for its vaccine mandates for healthcare workers. The states claimed that the mandate violates the Constitution. It also violates a federal law governing the agency rule-making process.
Missouri and Arkansas led the ten-state coalition. Joining them are Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, Alaska, South Dakota, North Dakota, and New Hampshire.
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Attorneys General Eric Schmitt (MO) and Doug Peterson (NE) led the lawsuit filing. Requiring vaccines on health workers will just increase the shortage of medical workers.
When this happens, rural area health centers will suffer the most. Plus, the mandate threatens the livelihood of millions of healthcare professionals. These heroes already gave so much of themselves during the pandemic’s early days.
In the complaint the plaintiffs filed in St. Louis, it said that individual states should have the say. It insisted that the power to require vaccinations should always go to the state.
Vaccination requirements are matters that depend on local factors and conditions. The complaint said that a universal ruling doesn't always apply.
What makes sense in New York City can prove harmful in rural communities. “Federalism allows states to tailor such matters in the best interests of their communities. The heavy hand of a nationwide mandate does not,” the suit added.
Biden Announced Vaccine Mandates Last September
Meanwhile, the time for the vaccine mandate deadline draws near. Last September, President Joe Biden implemented vaccine mandates for health workers. Specifically, the rule targets workers assigned at Medicare or Medicaid-funded facilities.
The mandate was a result of the federal government’s drive to boost vaccination rates. Many states reported surges in cases because of the spreading Delta variant.
Under the ruling, all healthcare workers should complete their vaccinations by January 4. However, an estimated 2.4 million workers have yet to receive their COVID-19 vaccine shots.
Devastating Effects On The Healthcare Industry
As a result, the states asked the courts to block the mandate as the deadline looms. Imposing this requirement will create “devastating effects” in their home states. In fact, the most damage will happen to rural communities in these states.
“Unfortunately, with this latest mandate from the Biden Administration, last year's healthcare heroes are turning into this year's unemployed.
Requiring healthcare workers to get a vaccination or face termination is unconstitutional and unlawful and could exacerbate healthcare staffing shortages to the point of collapse, especially in Missouri's rural areas,” Schmitt said.
An Intrusion Into State Police Power
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' mandate intrudes on states’ police powers. In doing so, the agencies violate several laws.
This includes the Tenth Amendment, which implies that any powers not granted to the United States remain reserved to the States or to the people.
In addition, the mandate also violates the Administrative Procedures Act, the Social Security Act, and the tenets of federalism. “By ignoring the facts on the ground and unreasonably dismissing concerns about workforce shortages, the CMS vaccine mandate jeopardizes the healthcare interests of rural Americans,” the lawsuit declared.
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VACCINE IS PERSONAL CHOICE. TELL BIDEN GO TO SOUTHERN BORDER TO MANDATE IILIGAL IMMIGRANTS!
STOP BULLSHIT COMMUNIST!
VACCINES ARE A PERSONAL CHOICE!! THIS IS GOVERNMENT OVER REACH BY FAR AND NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!! THIS IS AMERICA .. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO TELL THE GOVERNMENT WHAT TO DO .. THE TRYANY OF THE BIDEN REGINE NEEDS TO STOP NOW!!! WE THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD ENOUGH !!!
LET’S GO BRANDON!!!
LET’S GO BRANDON
Does anyone really think health care workers, after working for TWO YEARS with people who have the supposed Wuhan virus, haven’t already had the disease, and so don’t need the shot? People with the shots are getting deadly cases of the virus at a higher rate than the unshot in Israel, UK and Sweden. How can the shots be mandated when they are so obviously not effective and have so many deadly side effects? It defies logic.
Idiots just get the damn vaccine and we won’t need a mandate it’s stupid to continue this nonsense stop doing your own research your bad at it and prove only that you deserve to not have a job stupid snowflakes get over your self your rights end where mine start just fucking grow up and act your age
Lets go Branden! Branden says, “stop doing your own research.” Be an idiot like him. Please let the government poison you and your children. .03% of the population are at risk, per thr cdc. Let them get “gene therapy.” Oh Branden, time for gour next booster. Aren’t you glad he won’t be able to procreate. All who taken coronavirus vaccines since 2000 dead within 3 years. Let that sink in.
Branden doesn’t want any rights, isn’t that sweet. Cute little snowflake bought into the flu and now he’s scared because he’s going to die a diseased young death. “Your self.” Appears he could use a remedial English class as well!
LET’S GO BRANDON OCONNELL
Truly amazes me how ignorent some people can be. Unlike Branden, most most can gather their own info. and come up with their own conclusions to make their own minds. But not Branden!!! He wants to listen to what the Dumdocrates tell him.
Like my father always said “DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU HEAR AND ONLY BELIEVE HALF OF WHAT YOU SEE”
Because the hand is quicker than the eye. LETS GO BRANDON!!!
The Govt. and some people forget,there’s a lot of us that can’t take the Vaccine. Due to the Drs. Not being allowed to even write a note to that effect,I can’t see my family. I live 7 miles from the Canadian border and can’t get across due to both countries,requiring 2 vacs,Canada, a neg test also,which costs $250.00 up. Everything is about $$ and the Covic!
“Let’s Go Brandon” is their Seig Heil. It’s stupids’ society cri de coeur
Branden, true antibodies are greater by far than the vaccine. Stop being a snowflake. Most people, unlike you, are not stupid.
My rights don’t end anywhere, dumb ass Branden. You obviously don’t have the intelligence to understand what the meaning of freedom is. You would do well in Russia or China.
You can’t force anyone! It’s against the constitution , PERIOD
LETS GO BIDEN
the idiot lives in the white house if the shot worked you would not need a booster, what he needs is another shot of January 6