NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A temporary injunction that allowed health care workers in New York to receive a religious exemption from their vaccine mandate has been lifted.
A federal appellate court sided with the state Friday, which gave it the green light to enforce the mandate. The court heard arguments earlier this week after the injunction was made almost a month ago.
The attorney representing three nurses who challenged the mandate said they are aiming to take the case to the Supreme Court.
"New York's mandate forces an abominable choice on New York healthcare workers: abandon their faith or lose their careers. Diane Bono, Michelle Melendez, and Michelle Synakowski have refused to buy one-way tickets to hell on the hysteria express," the attorney told ABC7.
Two of the nurses work at Syosset Hospital on Long Island, while another works in Syracuse.
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Workers from many factions of the state, including teachers and police officers, have challenged city and state mandates in court, but most have not worked in their favor.
This week, the New York City Police Benevolent Association’s attempt to block a municipal mandate was denied by a Staten Island judge. The union has since appealed.
PBA President Patrick Lynch said the ruling "sets the city up for a real crisis," and the mandate has "created chaos in the NYPD."
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