On Thursday, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court to get involved in recent court orders blocking the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in several states and instead allow the requirement to take effect.
In the request, the Biden administration said it was exercising its “express statutory authority” and was protecting Medicare and Medicaid patients through the requirement.
“That requirement will save hundreds or even thousands of lives each month, and the Eleventh Circuit has held that it is a valid exercise of the Secretary’s authority. Yet the…