A federal appeals court has lifted an injunction on New York's statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers seeking a religious exemption.
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A Maine physician and several others had sued the state over the mandate, which required that all health care workers be fully vaccinated by Oct. 1, because it disallows religious exemptions.
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