Publix Will “Not Move Forward” With Vaccine Mandate

By Eric Daugherty

Published Jan. 17, 2022, 9:17 a.m. ET | Updated Jan. 3, 2023

January 17, 2021 Updated 9:17 A.M. ET

LAKELAND (FCV) – Sunday, the Twitter account PublixHelps said that Publix “will not move forward with implementing OSHA’s emergency temporary standard,” which would require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or commit to regular testing.

Hi Daniel. Due to Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, Publix will not move forward with implementing OSHA’s emergency temporary standard. ■Matt
— PublixHelps (@PublixHelps) January 16, 2022

Publix is referencing a ruling by the United States Supreme Court that struck down President Joe Biden’s (D) vaccine-or-test mandate on private employers with 100 or more employees.

Conservatives are taking a victory lap on the issue. Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have consistently taken an anti-vaccine mandate stance and believed that Biden’s federal mandate is unconstitutional.