(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let a new federal vaccine mandate for health-care workers take effect in 24 states where lower court orders have blocked the rule.
In a pair of filings late Thursday, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar asked the court to put a hold on the lower court rulings while litigation goes forward in cases filed by Republican-led states.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services mandate is one prong of a broader Biden administration push to get workers vaccinated. The rule, which originally required workers to get their first dose by Dec. 6, applies at health-care facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid health-care programs.
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