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Worms & Germs Blog
Vaccination Scenarios, Part 7: When To Use Titres
By Scott Weese
This will likely be the last post in this series, at least for now, but last doesn’t mean least. The potential use of titre testing to inform vaccination decisions is…
Religion Clause
Iowa Supreme Court: Nursing Student Did Not Have Sincerely Held Religious Objection to Covid Vaccine
In Perry v. Dordt University, (IA Sup. Ct., Oct. 23, 2026), the Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's holding that plaintiff, a Dodt University nursing student, did not have…
Achkar Law Blog
Anderson v British Columbia: Can a Regulation Deem Just Cause?
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Drug & Device Law
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Employee Claim that Covid-19 Vaccine Requirement Violated Title VII
It is vaccine season, and, at least since 2021, it is never not vaccine litigation season. Court opinions rejecting the positions of vaccine-resistors are refreshingly consistent. (Also consistent is the…
Foley & Lardner LLP
Seventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Hospital Employer in Religious Vaccine Exemption Case
In a recent decision providing important guidance for health care employers navigating religious accommodation requests related to vaccination policies, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor…
Worms & Germs Blog
Vaccination Scenarios, Part 5: Splitting Vaccines (Recap)
By Scott Weese
This post may look familiar, as it's a repost of a piece from earlier this year, but it fits really well in this series (and it lets me be a…
Worms & Germs Blog
Vaccination Scenarios, Part 4: Initial Booster Intervals
By Scott Weese
Earlier this week (in part 2 of this series) I covered minimal intervals for giving pets different vaccines (when they're not given on the same day). This post will cover…
Worms & Germs Blog
Vaccination Scenarios, Part 2: Minimum Interval For Giving Different Vaccines
By Scott Weese
Picture this: An owner takes their dog to a veterinarian for routine vaccines. The veterinarian recommends a DAPP vaccine (distemper, adenovirus, parvovirus, parainfluenza), as well as vaccination for rabies and…
Worms & Germs Blog
Vaccination Scenarios, Part 1: Overdue Pets
By Scott Weese
Let's face it, approaches to vaccination in companion animals are based partly on direct evidence, partly on extrapolation from other species, partly on expert opinion, and partly on "this is…
Religion Clause
Injunction Pending Appeal Denied in Challenge to Maine’s Vaccination Requirement for School Children
As previously reported, earlier this month a Maine federal district court rejected free exercise and Establishment Clause challenges to Maine's compulsory vaccination law for school children (20-A M.R.S. § 6355). The…