11/30/2021

Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors Blocked in Ohio

The preliminary injunction stops it from taking effect in Kentucky and Tennessee, too

Kentucky's attorney general won a preliminary court order Tuesday to block President Joe Biden's coronavirus vaccination mandate for federal government contractors and subcontractors.

The preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove stops the mandate from taking effect in Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.

“This is a significant ruling because it gives immediate relief from the federal government’s vaccine requirement to Kentuckians who either contract with the federal government or work for a federal contractor,” Kentucky's Republican attorney general, Daniel Cameron, said in a statement.

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