Posted on 05/14/2023 4:55:53 PM PDT by ducttape45
President Biden has issued the anticipated Executive Order formally rescinding the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors.
The White House had announced previously that the federal employee vaccine mandate would be ending at the end of the day on May 11, 2023 in conjunction with the end of the COVID-19 emergency declaration.
The Biden administration announced the end of the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees as of the end of the day on May 11, 2023
The Biden administration also announced at the same time that an Executive Order would be forthcoming which formally ended the vaccine mandate. With the issuance of the Executive Order, the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees will end on May 12, 2023 at 12:01 AM EST.
Biden said in a statement issued on February 10, 2023 that he planned to end the COVID national emergency on May 11, 2023:
The timing of the end of the vaccine mandate is based on this previously planned end of the national emergency declaration.
According to the Biden administration, vaccine mandates will remain in place for many federal employees at the National Institutes of Health, Indian Health Service and Department of Veterans Affairs while those agencies review their own requirements going forward. These agencies implemented their own vaccination requirements for healthcare staff and others separate from the mandate issued by Biden.
The military has ended its COVID vaccine mandate for service members. That was rescinded as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
At the same time the Executive Order was issued revoking the COVID vaccine mandate for federal employees, Biden also issued an Executive Order revoking the COVID vaccination requirement for air travel.
Controversy of the Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate
From the moment it was issued, the COVID vaccine mandate was a highly controversial issue. Articles posted on FedSmith generated hundreds of comments with strong opinions on both sides of the issue. Even as the pandemic has dissipated, it continues to remain an emotionally charged issue.
Federal employees were given until November 22, 2021 to get vaccinated or faced disciplinary actions including possibly being fired. The COVID mandate also applied to teleworking federal employees.
Legal battles ensued, and a court eventually issued an injunction blocking enforcement of the mandate. That was still in effect when the Executive Order terminating the mandate was issued.
Even after the injunction was issued, the Biden administration continued to fight the ruling in court and had some success on appeal of the decision.
Presumably, all enforcement efforts by the administration will now cease. The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force will be issuing updated guidance for agencies on how to proceed with the new Executive Order in place.
Alas, they now cannot undo what they did, and if things pan out the way many think, they could be amongst the "died suddenly" crowd. I sure hope that doesn't happen, many are very good friends of mine.
All I can say is F*CK YOU BIDEN, and Damn You to Hell!! I have been saying this since 3 Nov 2020, so at least I’m consistent in my disgust of that POS
My daughter and hubby got the shot and just got over Covid. They were tyerribly ill and my daughter has all kinds of long Covid going on.
Ping.
Agree 100%
Should have been repealed when 20 year olds started having heart attacks.
Where do the hundreds of thousands go, to get their health/immune systems/lives back, evil creeper Pedo?
Ah.. and where do we go to get our civil rights back?
It might have prevented pneumonia if you took the shot. I took three shots and a lot of Americans took them which reduced the severity of the infection.
It’s time for trials for crimes against humanity for those who forced others to participate in a medical experiment against their will
you might check out Dr. Ardis’ website. His wife had long covid and nicotine gum resolved her issues in less than a month, some complications gone in a week!
Also, ROOT, from hisglory.me site.
Just suggestions. Plus PRAY and REBUKE this from your body!
The creepy mRNA injections should never have been produced in the first place.
Yet hospitals are still denying transplants to patients who have refused the death-jabs.
My husband and I had Covid twice. We took Ivermectin, zinc and Emergen-C. After fever broke in just over a day, we were fine and just took a few days to get our energy back.
There is no statute of limitations for crimes against humanity.
There is no statute of limitations for crimes against humanity.
My son is early in his career as a contract engineer at NASA. He held out and played their stupid games.
One of her doctors gave her some kind of allergy medicine that is working. She’s feeling MUCH better now.
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