David Robinson is the state health care reporter for the USA TODAY Network New York. He can be reached atdrobinson@gannett.com and followed on Twitter:@DrobinsonLoHud
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The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals late Friday issued a ruling that allowed enforcement of the vaccine mandate against medical workers claiming a religious exemption.
The order has had far-reaching implications for thousands of health care workers who requested religious exemptions to avoid getting shots. Many of them have been placed on suspension or allowed to keep working with various safety measures, such as testing and mask wearing, pending the outcome of the court battle.
The appeals panel overturned a prior order by U.S. District Judge David Hurd of Utica, who granted a preliminary injunction temporarily barring enforcement of the vaccine mandate for those claiming religious exemptions.
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