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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Biden’s vax proof mandate for large companies gets blocked (for now) by appeals court

    A panel of appeals court judges in Louisiana blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses over the weekend.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 8, 2021 • 7m Listen

    A panel of appeals court judges in Louisiana blocked President Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses over the weekend. The new rules would require workers at private companies with at least 100 employees to be fully vaccinated or submit to weekly testing starting next year. The rules also apply to federal contractors and health care workers in facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. It would impact nearly 100 million people in the U.S. A group of Republican-led states and several businesses sued, and the 5th Circuit judges agreed to stay the mandate for now.

    Also, the Department of Justice is suing Texas because of its restrictions on voting.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    CA epidemiologist on vaccinating kids and staying safe during another potential winter surge
    1. 0:00CA epidemiologist on schools as vax sites for kids, holiday safety, and possible winter surge
    2. 9:13Biden’s vax proof mandate for large companies gets blocked (for now) by appeals courtYou’re reading this
    3. 17:15What the rest of the world can learn from California about cutting methane emissions
    4. 25:07In ‘Bent by Nature,’ learn about KCRW’s pioneering DJ Deirdre O'Donoghue
    5. 40:04ABBA’s ‘Voyage’ is an unexpected but welcome 40-year reunion for the iconic Swedish group
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand