A coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Biden administration's mandate ordering health care workers (who work at facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding) to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The attorneys general of Nebraska, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming also joined in on the lawsuit to challenge the mandate, Fox Business reported.
"Unfortunately, with this latest mandate from the Biden administration, last year’s health care heroes are turning into this year’s unemployed," Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a statement announcing the suit, according to Fox Business. "Requiring health care workers to get a vaccination or face termination is unconstitutional and unlawful, and could exacerbate health care staffing shortages to the point of collapse, especially in Missouri’s rural areas."
The lawsuit claims that the new regulation is illegal and violates the Tenth Amendment, according to Fox Business. The Biden administration has set a compliance deadline for vaccine mandates for Tuesday, Jan. 4.
