Healthcare

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.

Louisiana officials said today that they hope the state is nearing a peak in new COVID-19 infections driven by the omicron variant—which health experts blame for the state's fifth surge in new cases and hospitalizations—but they don’t yet see data indicating the peak has arrived.

The omicron variant continues to fuel an increase in coronavirus cases in Louisiana. The state health department reported a new single-day high for COVID-19 cases with 17,592, eclipsing a record set last week by nearly 2,800.

However, pharmacists, insurers and even politicians like Mayor Sharon Weston Broome say the free tests are in short supply here in Louisiana and across the country.

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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical today of the Biden administration's authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers. The court seemed more open to a separate vaccine mandate for most health care workers.

Cases of the omicron variant are surging in Baton Rouge and across Louisiana, sparking concern for overworked health care professions and worry about its economic impact.

The Supreme Court is taking up two major Biden administration efforts to bump up the nation's vaccination rate against COVID-19 at a time of spiking coronavirus cases due to the omicron variant. 

The Louisiana Department of Health today reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases, with 14,000 people testing positive over the past 24 hours. 

Capital Region companies with 100 or more employees should begin preparing to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and testing policy.