Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey issues order against vaccine mandates
Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed an executive order directing state agencies to resist an upcoming federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate and ordering state employees to cooperate in a lawsuit challenging the measure.
In the order, Ivey instructed agencies to refrain from punishing businesses and individuals who don't comply with President Joe Biden's September mandate ordering vaccines for federal employees and for businesses with workforces of 100 employees or more.
The Republican governor also ordered that state agencies and other organizations within the state's executive branch to "cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Office of Alabama Attorney General in furtherance of litigation brought by the state to challenge any federally imposed COVID-19 vaccination requirement."
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has set a Dec. 8 deadline for government contractors be vaccinated, while it remains unclear when the mandate for private businesses is to take effect.
Read more: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/10/25/alabama-Kay-Ivey-order-vaccine-mandates/5061635204851/
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