With the aim of preventing the federal government from making vaccination mandatory at Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr have filed another lawsuit against President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
"After health care heroes went above and beyond the call of duty to keep Americans safe and healthy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden is now threatening their livelihood if they refuse COVID-19 vaccination," said, according to The Current. "Yet another unlawful mandate from this administration will only worsen worker shortages in a critical-need area, as we continue to balance the everyday health care needs of hardworking Georgians and fighting COVID-19."
Georgia has joined 11 other Republican-led states in filing the lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana., according to The Current.
“President Biden’s reckless ‘one-size-fits-most’ approach to governing continues to create immense disruption and uncertainty for Georgia businesses and employees,” Carr told The Current. “Georgia health care providers, particularly those located in our rural areas, cannot afford to lose workers or lessen care services due to the unlawful actions of the federal government.”
Kemp and Carr filed suit in the Southern District of Georgia, challenging the vaccine mandate for federal contractors. They also filed suit in the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more workers, according to The Current.
