1st Circuit Affirms Denial Of Relief For Maine Health Care Workers In Vaccine Case

Mealey's (October 20, 2021, 4:56 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 19 affirmed a trial court’s denial of preliminary injunction sought by health care workers in Maine who say the COVID-19 vaccine mandate without an allowance for religious or philosophical exemptions violates their religious beliefs; the ruling came on the same day that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer denied the workers’ application for injunctive relief....