Dr. Mendoza, local officials on FDA vaccine approval: Doesn’t change mandates, improves public confidence
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation…
What the FDA’s new vaccine approval could mean for federal employee vaccine mandates
There’s still a lot of confusion about exactly how agencies will implement President Biden’s mandate for all federal workers to get vaccinated or subject themselves to COVID…
GovExec Daily: The Legal Implications of the Biden COVID-19 Mandate for Feds
As part of its vaccine-or-testing mandate for on-site federal employees, the Biden administration is instructing agencies to establish their own COVID-19 testing programs, either…
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccine means troops have one more prick to deal with
All U.S. service members will be required to get the novel coronavirus (COVD-19) vaccine made by the drug manufacturer Pfizer. And yes, that means you too, Marines. On Monday, the…
Health officials, lawyer talk about Pfizer getting full FDA approval
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine comes nearly nine months after the first Americans received…
Pfizer FDA approval means military mandate coming soon
BALTIMORE — On Monday, the Pfizer vaccine is fully approved by the FDA. Many are calling the stamp of approval a big step towards swaying more people towards getting vaccinated…
Unvaccinated federal employees will face discipline for refusing coronavirus testing at work
Federal employees who are not fully vaccinated will face discipline if they refuse to be tested for the coronavirus when reporting to work in person, the Biden administration…
Pentagon Mandates Vaccines For Troops
Despite the Pentagon’s assertion that the COVID-19 vaccine will help with military readiness, attorney Anthony Kuhn acknowledges that there will be service members who do not…
Attorney weighs in on legality of vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
CAPITAL REGION (WRGB) — Allen Shoikhetbrod of the Tulley Rinckey law firm says that a state-mandated vaccine requirement for healthcare workers is legal. It’s not the first…
Effort to Remove Prosecution Power from Military Commanders Gains Congressional Momentum
Congress is moving closer to enacting legislation that would remove the prosecution of felony crimes by members of the U.S. armed forces from the chain of command. The chairman of…