Updates: Judge halts vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10 states

  • A federal judge in Missouri blocked the Biden administration from imposing a COVID vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states, saying it lacks a "rational connection between the facts found and the choice made."
  • The Omicron variant first discovered in South Africa last week is likely to quickly spread around the globe and could result in "severe consequences," the World Health Organization warned Monday.
  • President Biden addressed the latest threat Monday, once again urging Americans to get vaccinated, obtain a booster shot and wear masks in public places.

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By the numbers

Cases by State

StatesConfirmedDeceased
California5,078,59474,367
Texas4,329,30973,754
Florida3,721,50361,538
New York 2,722,93657,477
Illinois1,804,16128,824
Pennsylvania1,731,15433,308
Ohio1,683,47226,483
Georgia1,663,12730,470
North Carolina1,532,25018,714
Michigan1,475,05325,399
Tennessee1,314,18816,992
Arizona1,266,80922,230
New Jersey1,249,45428,348
Indiana1,097,12817,438
Wisconsin974,8719,955
Virginia967,20914,684
South Carolina917,83314,209
Massachusetts915,49519,373
Missouri908,71513,137
Minnesota899,7399,506
Alabama845,28416,116
Colorado826,8029,149
Kentucky783,40910,913
Washington773,0699,257
Louisiana770,30514,794
Oklahoma666,04011,903
Utah594,6063,508
Maryland584,89911,190
Arkansas527,7948,655
Iowa522,8587,354
Mississippi513,62210,264
Kansas466,1256,689
Nevada456,8037,984
Connecticut420,7858,864
Oregon390,0665,142
New Mexico313,1285,354
Nebraska308,3843,146
Idaho306,2093,921
West Virginia294,0144,837
Rhode Island190,9752,927
Montana190,4242,638
South Dakota164,8672,328
North Dakota161,4531,915
New Hampshire160,2871,694
Delaware152,9042,173
Alaska150,809878
Maine118,7481,307
Wyoming110,8241,347
Puerto Rico107,1581,272
Hawaii87,5851,018
Washington66,5101,196
Vermont49,801410
Guam7,106118
Source: Yahoo Knowledge Graph COVID-19 Datasets

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Federal judge blocks Biden vaccine rule for health workers in 10 states

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states who had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
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