Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses. Senators voted 52-48 on the resolution, which needed a simple majority to be approved. Democratic Senators Jon Tester and Joe Manchin voted with Republicans, giving it enough support to be …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday to temporarily block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate. The mandate requires certain health workers across the country to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The injunction was issued by Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | As the cold days set in, the United States is again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases, though deaths and hospitalizations trend lower, while the federal government’s vaccine mandate consistently faces legal challenges and sectoral resistence. According to The New York Times, the seven-day average …
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The battle illustrates the continuing contentiousness surrounding COVID and how government officials are trying to reduce its spread Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal appeals court over the weekend temporarily blocked the White House’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees, raising concerns over whether more challenges …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Most U.S. cities and states have been strenuously pushing through the vaccine mandate advocated by the federal government in efforts to contain the 19-month-long COVID-19 pandemic, though sectoral resistence still persists for various reasons, which deprives the battle of much-needed coherence and unison and drags …
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