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COVID-19: Supreme Court splits on vaccine mandate decisions

Free at-home tests and N95 masks are on their way to Americans this week. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one COVID-19 vaccine mandate and upheld another.

On Thursday, Jan. 13, the Supreme Court invalidated the Biden Administration’s vaccine-or-test regulation for businesses with 100 or more employees. The vote was six to three.

The majority issued an unsigned opinion, stat...