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(Slip Opinion) 

Cite as:  595 U. S. ____ (2022) 

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Per Curiam 

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 

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Nos. 21A240 and 21A241 
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JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES, ET AL., APPLICANTS 
v. 
MISSOURI, ET AL. 

21A240 

XAVIER BECERRA, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL., APPLICANTS 
v. 
LOUISIANA, ET AL. 

21A241 

ON APPLICATIONS FOR STAYS

 [January 13, 2022]

 PER CURIAM. 
The  Secretary  of  Health  and  Human  Services  adminis-
ters  the  Medicare  and  Medicaid  programs,  which  provide 
health insurance for millions of elderly, disabled, and low-
income  Americans.  In  November  2021,  the  Secretary  an-
nounced  that,  in  order  to  receive  Medicare  and  Medicaid 
funding,  participating  facilities  must  ensure  that  their 
staff—unless exempt for medical or religious reasons—are 
vaccinated against COVID–19.  86 Fed. Reg. 61555 (2021).
Two District Courts enjoined enforcement of the rule, and 
the  Government  now  asks  us  to  stay  those  injunctions.
Agreeing that it is entitled to such relief, we grant the ap-
plications.