MONROE, LA – In a major win for our healthcare heroes, a federal court
has halted the Biden Administration's attempt to force COVID-19 vaccines on
healthcare workers. Judge Terry Doughty just now ruled in favor of Louisiana
Attorney General Jeff Landry’s request for a preliminary injunction against the
CMS rule requiring the COVID shot on nearly every full-time employee, part-time
employee, volunteer, and contractor working at a wide range of healthcare
facilities receiving Medicaid or Medicaid funding.
In granting the injunction, Judge Doughty has issued a
nationwide stop to the CMS mandate.
“I applaud Judge Doughty for recognizing that Louisiana
is likely to succeed on the merits and for delivering yet another victory for
the medical freedom of Americans," said Attorney General Landry. “While
Joe Biden villainizes our healthcare heroes with his ‘jab or job’ edicts, I will
continue to stand up to the President's bully tactics and fight for liberty.”
On November 15, Attorney General Landry led a 14-state coalition filing suit against the
Biden Administration for acting without statutory authority, violating the
Administrative Procedure Act, violating the Social Security Act, violating the
Congressional Review Act, and violating the Constitution by promulgating and
implementing Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Heath Care Staff
Vaccinations, 86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (Nov. 5, 2021).
“While our fight is far from over, I am pleased the
Court granted preliminary relief against the President’s unconstitutional and
immoral attack on not only our healthcare workers but also the access to
healthcare services for our poor and elderly,” concluded Attorney General
Landry. “I will see this case through to the end – fighting every step of the
way to prevent the federal government from imposing medical tyranny on our
citizens and turning last year's healthcare heroes into this year's
unemployed.”