From The Epoch Times:

A U.S. appeals court panel on Wednesday said it would not reinstate President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees, declining to overrule a lower court ruling that put the order on hold.

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to stay the lower-court injunction against the mandate by a 2-1 vote and asked both parties to file arguments in March.

The lower court’s injunction against the mandate was issued by Texas-based District Judge Jeffrey Brown last month, who ruled that Biden does not have the authority to impose such a mandate…

Government lawyers stated that federal law says the president “may prescribe regulations for the conduct of employees in the executive branch,” and that the act of becoming vaccinated is “plainly conduct.”

Biden in September mandated that federal workers get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 22, or face disciplinary action or termination.

The president’s executive order removed the option for workers and contractors to choose not to get vaccinated unless they apply for a religious or medical exemption, as workers could previously choose not to get vaccinated for any reason.

“If a federal worker fails to comply, they will go through the standard [human resources] process, which includes counseling and face disciplinary action, face progressive disciplinary action,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said of the order, which impacts roughly 3.5 million government workers…

Currently, the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers is the only federal mandate in effect, with the Supreme Court allowing the rule to stand in January.

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(Excerpt from The Epoch Times. Photo Credit: Getty Images)