vaccine mandate

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress. If the measure passes, it will end a policy that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention. Republicans emboldened by their new...

President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees.

Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country – or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.

A federal appeals court has upheld President Joe Biden’s requirement that all federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving and other unvaccinated athletes may soon be allowed to play home games in New York City once again, as the city plans on lifting the private vaccine mandate as it applies to athletes, multiple sources confirmed to NBC New York.

A dozen U.S. Air Force officers have filed a lawsuit against the federal government after the military denied their religious exemptions to the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine

A requirement to get vaccinated against COVID-19 kicks in Thursday for millions of health care workers in about half the states.

An estimated 12,000 drivers could be prohibited from entering the United States under the mandate that may take effect Saturday, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month

Novak Djokovic faces possible deportation from Australia after the country’s immigration minister canceled the unvaccinated tennis star’s visa for a second time Friday.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down two decisions Thursday concerning President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.

In arguments Friday, the high court’s six conservative justices appeared skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers.

A federal judge in Texas has granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Navy from acting against 35 sailors for refusing on religious grounds to comply with an order to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled against the state in its lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandates for members of the Oklahoma National Guard.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says he will not impose a federal vaccine mandate on members of the Texas National Guard, despite warnings from the Department of Defense of consequences for guard members who remain unvaccinated without an exemption.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the expansion Monday amid yet another COVID surge driving case rates up across the five boroughs.

The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates.

More than 90% of federal workers received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday’s deadline set by President Joe Biden. Biden announced in September that more than 3.5 million federal workers were required to undergo vaccination, with no option to get regularly tested instead, unless they secured an approved medical or religious exemption. A U.S. official said…

Dom DiFurio with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss concerns over testing supplies and compliance with the looming COVID-19 vaccination mandate deadline.