An appeals court blocks the administration's plan to drive vaccinations at larger businesses.
If enforced, the ruling by the the fifth US circuit court of appeals would be a blow to the Biden administration's sweeping measures to extend vaccination.
Mr Biden says the mandate, which would cover more than two-thirds of the nation's workers, would set a national standard of safety at work. On Thursday, the president said employees at large companies would have to be fully vaccinated by 4 January, calling vaccination "the single best pathway out of this pandemic".Many businesses in the US already require their employees to be vaccinated. There are also requirements for military and federal contractors.
But opponents say it is not constitutional for a president to impose such a sweeping nationwide rule. Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has opposed government mandates on vaccines and masks, applauded the court's decision.But Labor Department solicitor Seema Nanda said it was "confident in its legal authority" to issue the rule.
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