Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr are challenging the latest COVID-19 vaccine mandate from the Biden administration.
Kemp, alongside Carr, announced in a news release Tuesday that his office has filed a lawsuit in response to an emergency regulation issued by Biden on Nov. 5 that would require all eligible staff at healthcare facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs to be fully vaccinated by Jan.4, 2022.
“After healthcare heroes went above and beyond the call of duty to keep Americans safe and healthy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Joe Biden is now threatening their livelihood if they refuse COVID-19 vaccination,” Kemp said in the release. The mandate, he said, would only worsen a worker shortage in healthcare in the state.
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