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WHAT IS THE STATUS OF COURT CASES ON MANDATORY VACCINATIONS?

(Below will be photos I took of the Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies.  The first is Tokyo Tree that night.) Simply, there are at least two recent court judgements on cases regarding the right of government to mandate vaccinations: An Indiana court  supported Indiana University requiring all students, faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated  before returning to campus in August, save for those with religious/medical exemptions and students taking online courses.   The ruling, though, only applies to this university.   Hundreds of other colleges have also taken certain steps, and they all remain open to challenge. The University of Hawaii has indicated that vaccinations are not required until the Federal Government officially approves those vaccines, something that won't happen until later this year. The bottomline situation nationally, thus, remains murky. In a rather confusing set of decisions and changes, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals a week and a half ago sided