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Republicans overturn Biden’s Covid-19 mandate
The US Senate has approved a Republican measure to overturn President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine or test mandate for private businesses
Two Democrats joined Republicans to back the initiative.
The vote sends the legislation on to the House of Representatives, where it faces an uncertain future.
The mandate has a slim chance of becoming law, so the measure to overturn it will have little practical effect.
A federal court has already halted the Biden administration’s Covid vaccination and testing requirements for private businesses with 100 or more employees.