On Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled against President Biden's executive order of a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees. The White House has defended the vaccination mandate, citing the use of vaccines to prevent hospitalizations and serious illness due to Covid. Additionally, there were arguments that as the chief executive of the US, Biden wielded the authority to impose vaccination requirements just as a CEO of a company does. However, opponents of the order claim that it illegally and unduly encroached on federal workers' lives. This recent court decision upholds a preliminary injunction from early 2022 blocking the vaccine mandate.
See "Federal appeals court upholds injunction and blocks President Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers ", Associated Press, CNBC, March 24, 2023