American Medical Association Defends Biden’s Shot-or-Test Rule

The American Medical Association, the biggest U.S. association of doctors and medical students, told a federal appeals court that the Biden administration’s shot-or-test mandate for big businesses is needed to protect workers’ health and safety.

“Workplace transmission has been a major factor in the spread of COVID-19,” attorneys for the Chicago-based association said in a proposed friend-of-the-court brief submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. “The more workers who get vaccinated, the closer we are to slowing the spread of the virus and creating a safer environment.”

The panel hasn’t yet accepted the submission for filing. ...