On Oct. 18, in a 55-page opinion, an Oregon federal district court denied a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) to prevent the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA’s) recent orders requiring that educational and health workers and certain state executives obtain the COVID-19 vaccine from taking effect. The 42 plaintiffs included healthcare providers, healthcare staff, teachers, school staff and volunteers, and a state agency employee.
Plaintiffs alleged that a TRO was necessary to block the vaccine orders on the grounds they violated both international and constitutional law. The decision represents an early look at how federal district courts are analyzing such challenges.
