News New York must allow religious exemptions to vaccine mandate, judge rules: Latest COVID-19 updates October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY Comments Off on New York must allow religious exemptions to vaccine mandate, judge rules: Latest COVID-19 updates New York must allow religious exemptions to the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for medical workers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Latest news.