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 That was rescinded as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.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.
Now how are these victims going to get their lives back?
“Where do the hundreds of thousands go, to get their health/immune systems/lives back, evil creeper Pedo?”
Keep a sharp eye, Jane. There WILL be more individual lawsuits and there WILL be a future Class Action Suit against Mother Government...that our Great Grandchildren will be paying for as future Taxpayers...if America survives. :(
Ugh!
All of this pain and suffering to get RID OF one of the BEST Presidents America has ever been LUCKY enough to have!
How I LOATHE them all! *SPIT*
“a lot of Americans took them which reduced the severity of the infection.”
I’m sure that an honest person such as yourself means that “...which COULD HAVE reduced the severity...”
Every story is anecdotal.
For every American who took one and did OK, at least one American who took one has experienced health harm, and perhaps life-long (even if they “die suddenly” soon after).
I have been suffering from Long Covid since last summer. In November it got worse, and I wasn’t able to work a full eight hour day again. My retirement on April 21st was due in part to Long Covid, but also cuz it was time. I am doing better but I’m still trying to get my life back free from all the sleep meds that I was taking. Thanks for your kind words.
5 seconds in a room, alone with that f’ing pos. That’s all it would take.
I agree with all you posted.
Including the “loathe/spit”.
UCHealth called me last week and put me on the list, after being denied in December for refusing the shot. They could have saved others, who were in a much more die situation, a lot of time, money, and heartache.
You showed true conviction. You should be forever proud of that decision even if it cost you financially.
I suggest hating all the democrat voters but most especially all those white liberal women that really put democrats over the top in election after election.
Agreed. See my post #49.
I got kicked off 3 union jobs(tile and marble trades) because i refused to wear a mask... Never gave into any of that bs.
That’s too bad he caved but understandable. As hard as they work to earn the degree the pressure had to be tremendous.
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I remember when the effing feds changed the rule so fed contractors were under the mandate. Eff them all.
Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate
That did not include congress or their staff members or the NIH or CDC
That’s how you know it was a ruse
I’m sure there’s no plan for that, and no plans to make up for what people have lost. Sadly..........
I’ve heard of Nattokinase, and I’ve even taken it as well. Thing is, the supplement version of this stuff is hard for some people to metabolize, myself included. It gave me headaches of which I couldn’t handle so I had to stop taking it. Not everyone has that kind of problem so if people can take it and handle the possible side effects of it, more power to them.
Bingo, I no longer have any trust in the gubermint.
All the empty chairs and desks in the federal bureaucracy are becoming impossible to cover up, as tens of thousands die or become physically or psychologically crippled due to covid shots.
And how many careers were destroyed by this mandate?
Any recompense…Bueller???Bueller???Bueller???
Too many, and of course the military or federal government won’t bring them back and give them back pay for all the pain and misery it caused them all.
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