Lawsuits have been filed against a Texas hospital, a Los Angeles school district, a North Carolina sheriff and a New Mexico detention center, to name a few.
MORE: 178 staffers at Houston Methodist hospital suspended for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Hoffman said the argument that the vaccine isn't safe under EUA and is akin to human experimentation is “a stretch.” "These vaccines are not free from risk. In the clinical trials, which are still underway, there were serious adverse events documented following vaccination found by the trial investigators to not only be 'linked' to the vaccines, but in fact related to the vaccines," the lawsuit states.
The Durham County Sheriff’s Office said it does not comment on pending litigation and said the lawsuit is still pending in federal court. All of the department's 429 employees have been vaccinated with the exception of 20 who are exempt for either medical or religious reasons, a department spokesperson told ABC News.
“We are ready to provide top notch in person services and instruction with safety measures in place like medical screening, hand washing stations, hvac ventilation, and physical distancing. But we draw the line at being forced to take an experimental vaccine with unknown long term side effects,” the group California Educators for Medical Freedom's"Los Angeles Unified has not mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
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