Dozens of health care workers are suing two hospital networks in Louisiana over their COVID-19 vaccine mandates for employees, arguing that studies have shown the vaccines do not prevent the transmission of the virus. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said they are seeking temporary and permanent injunctions against vaccine mandates that were handed down by the Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. The lawsuit filed against Ochsner stipulates that citizens in Louisiana have “a fundamental right to decide whether to obtain or reject medical treatment” under the state Constitution, previous court rulings about informed consent and privacy concerns, and state law. Citing claims that the COVID-19 vaccines do not prevent the transmission of the virus, the lawsuit said that they’re unnecessary. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug Administration have said that while the vaccines don’t always prevent transmission, they protect against serious symptoms …
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