SCOTUS lets stand New York vax mandate without religious exemptions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 13 declined to block New York's coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers, which does not allow for religious exemptions, Axios report. A group of health care workers had sued the state, arguing the mandate violated their religious freedoms. A federal judge agreed with the plaintiffs that New York must allow religious exemptions, but the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the mandate.