OSSIPEE — Republican officials, including Gov. Chris Sununu and Carroll County Commissioner Matthew Plache, on Monday hailed a federal judge's decision to stay the Biden administration's regulations for nursing homes to require all workers be fully vaccinated against COVID in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaids.
The judge made the decision in response to a lawsuit filed by New Hampshire and nine other states.
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