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Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for large private companies

But the court upheld a separate mandate for almost all employees at hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers that receive federal funds.
Updated January 13, 2022 at 4:45 PM ET

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's vaccine-or-test rule Thursday, declaring that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had exceeded its authority.But at the same time, the court upheld a regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that mandates vaccines for almost all employees at hospitals,

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