CHD Wins Landmark Case as NY Supreme Court Rules COVID Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers ‘Null’ and ‘Void’, by Michael Nevradakis

In a groundbreaking ruling, the New York State Supreme Court last week struck down the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, holding that the state’s health department lacked the authority to impose the mandate.

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., Children’s Health Defense, Jan. 17, 2023

Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D., based in Athens, Greece, is a senior reporter for The Defender and part of the rotation of hosts for CHD.TV’s “Good Morning CHD.”

In a groundbreaking ruling, the New York State Supreme Court on Jan. 13 struck down the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, declaring it “null, void, and of no effect” and holding that the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) lacked the authority to impose the mandate.

Moreover, the court ruled that the state’s mandate was “arbitrary and capricious” on the basis that COVID-19 vaccines do not stop transmission of the virus, thereby eliminating any rational basis for such a policy.

The lawsuit challenging the mandate was filed Oct. 20, 2022, by Medical Professionals for Informed Consent — a group of medical practitioners impacted by the mandate — and additional plaintiffs who were specifically named, including two doctors, a nurse, a radiologic technologist and a medical laboratory specialist. …