Biden DOJ Issues Unthinkable Decision on Vaccine Mandates

Monday’s opinion by the Department of Justice indicated that mandates for coronavirus vaccine are legal, even though they were approved only for emergency use.

The judgment was brought to light as areas across the country have either mulled or This judgment was made public as many areas in the country were either considering or implementing shot mandates due to a rise in cases. The Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use go-ahead “does not prohibit public or private entities from imposing vaccination requirements for vaccines that are subject to EUAs,” the DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel stated. Citizens have a right to be “‘informed’ of certain information, including ‘the option to accept or refuse administration of the product,'” though businesses, government, and other entities are not prohibited from requiring doses from Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson and Johnson, all of which have received only emergency use authorizations, the DOJ added.

Although no date has been set for FDA approval of all shots, health officials, including President Joe Biden’s chief physician adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci are optimistic that the vaccines will be approved by the government. Both federal and local authorities have decided not to wait for FDA approval to require vaccinations.

On Monday, the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first federal agency to mandate COVID-19 inoculations for employees. The new policy will give Title 38 personnel (including doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals) eight weeks to get fully vaccinated against the disease.

“We’re mandating vaccines for Title 38 employees because it’s the best way to keep veterans safe, especially as the delta variant spreads across the country,” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in a statement. “Whenever a Veteran or VA employee sets foot in a VA facility, they deserve to know that we have done everything in our power to protect them from COVID-19. With this mandate, we can once again make — and keep — that fundamental promise.”

Earlier on the same day, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the boroughs would require all city workers to be vaccinated or subject themselves to weekly virus testing. The requirement will apply to approximately 340,000 employees, teachers, and officers. It takes effect in September.

“September is the pivot point of the recovery,” the Democratic mayor explained at a press conference on Monday. “And so, on Sept. 13, the first day of school, every single city employee will be expected to be either vaccinated or be tested weekly.”

On Monday, the California Governor. Gavin Newsom said that all government employees and healthcare workers will be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or face weekly screenings.

He said on Monday that the Golden State “will have the strongest state vaccine verification system in the U.S. We’re experiencing a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Everyone that can get vaccinated — should.”