Judge blocks COVID-19 vaccine rule for healthcare workers across U.S.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are prepared at the Bradfield Community Center in Lima, Ohio, U.S., March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger

Nov 30 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked a Biden administration COVID-19 vaccination rule for healthcare workers and applied the ruling nationwide where the mandate was still in effect, according to a court ruling.

Reporting by Tom Hals in Wilmington, Delaware; editing by Jonathan Oatis