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Citing Religion, Health and Even Personal Preference, Some Are Challenging COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates at Work

August 19, 2021
Todd Zywicki had the coronavirus in March 2020, and the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School professor says if the vaccine was available then, he would have gotten it to avoid getting sick. But now that it’s easily obtainable, and his employer is requiring it, he doesn’t want it. According to him, his physician…
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Professor Beats George Mason University’s Vaccine Mandate, Asserted ‘Natural Immunity’ in Lawsuit

August 18, 2021
The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed a lawsuit on behalf of GMU law professor Todd Zywicki and accused GMU’s vaccine mandate of being unconstitutional for coercing Zywicki to receive unnecessary medical care. NCLA, which is a non-partisan, nonprofit civil rights group, also proved the efficacy of natural immunity in people who have already been…
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Professor Granted Vaccine Exemption After He Sues University to Recognize Natural Immunity

August 18, 2021
George Mason University granted a veteran law professor a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate after he filed a lawsuit demanding recognition of his natural immunity, according to his lawyers. But the Virginia public university has not updated its policy to recognize recovery from prior infection, as proven by antibody testing, as an accepted…
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George Mason Grants Medical Exemption to Faculty Member Who Sued Over Vaccine Policy

August 18, 2021
A 55-year-old law professor at George Mason University who has been fighting the university’s COVID-19 vaccine policy in court received a medical exemption from the university and will not need to be vaccinated. Todd Zywicki contended that he has recovered from COVID-19, giving him “robust natural immunity” that made vaccination medically unnecessary. But the university granted…
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George Mason Relents, Grants COVID-19 Medical Exemption to Professor

August 17, 2021
Todd Zywicki, a professor of law who sued George Mason University over its pandemic vaccine requirements, was given a medical exemption by the institution on Tuesday. Zywicki, who was represented in his case by the nonprofit New Civil Liberties Alliance, claimed the mandate imposed by the university was excessive since he already had natural immunity via antibodies after…
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After Lawsuit, George Mason University Grants Vaccine Exemption to Professor

August 17, 2021
‘I call on leaders across the country to develop humane and science-based approaches as opposed to one-size-fits-all policies’ George Mason University has granted a medical exemption to law Professor Todd Zywicki from its mandatory COVID vaccination policy, effectively resolving his recently filed lawsuit against the institution. Read the full article TweetShareShare0 Shares
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