MO Atty Gen Eric Schmitt Announces Court Stay on the Vaccine Mandate Affecting Healthcare Workers – Opinion

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has been on the forefront of challenging Biden’s executive orders regarding vaccine mandates in the workplace. On November 10, Schmitt led the charge of filing a lawsuit to halt the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. He was joined by ten other states in the lawsuit.

The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has also filed suit to halt the OSHA-ruling mandate requiring vaccination for private employers with over 100 employees, and on federal contractors.

Mo. AG’s readiness has reaped the benefit. This is the result of a temporary injunction by the United States District Court.

BREAKING: Today’s Court injunction HALTING an Administration mandate to immunize healthcare workers by the Biden Administration was issued after Missouri led a group of states that filed a lawsuit.

Full injunction here: https://t.co/whbsrZe6YE pic.twitter.com/g5QW3cS53r

— Attorney General Eric Schmitt (@AGEricSchmitt) November 29, 2021

The Mo. Office of Attorney General’s website:

 Today, following a lawsuit from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction, halting the Biden Administration from enforcing its vaccine mandate on healthcare workers in the states that joined Missouri’s coalition.

“Earlier today, the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, issued a preliminary injunction halting the Biden Administration from enforcing its vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. This is a huge victory for healthcare workers in Missouri and across the country, including rural hospitals who were facing near certain collapse due to this mandate,” said Attorney General Schmitt. “While today’s ruling is a victory, there’s more work to be done, and I will keep fighting to push back on this unprecedented federal overreach.”

Schmitt will be running to succeed Roy Blunt as Senator. He has decided to retire in 2022. This win, while small, will surely improve Schmitt’s fighter skills, not only in Missouri, but nationwide. Schmitt was one of the AG’s who filed a lawsuit on the “Remain in Mexico” policy, and that win is another feather in his cap.

Schmitt observed that this is a way to stay on top ApplicationThe mandate is being enforced, and the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the cases regarding its legality. This means that corporations hospitals and medical centres must not insist on healthcare workers getting full vaccines within a specified time or risk losing their jobs.

The legality of healthcare employees can be rest assured that they are in good hands.