The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to block New York’s vaccination mandate for health care workers because it doesn't have a religious exemption.
The decision was announced Monday afternoon.
Three of the court's six conservative justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch — dissented, saying they would grant relief.
The mandate covers staff in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities.
We the Patriots USA, Inc., which sued the Hochul administration over the mandate, asked the court last month to block the state from requiring those who were previously granted religious exemptions to get vaccinated or show proof of a medical exemption.
A federal appeals court had ruled that the mandate could move forward even though it did not allow for a religious exemption.