Category: COVID-19 vaccine mandate

GOP Senators Pen Letter Urging Colleagues to Help Defund Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

A group of Republican senators led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Monday penned a letter to their colleagues asking for their support to oppose the passing a measure until it explicitly ends funding for President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. The group urged their colleagues to join them in opposing the passage of the Continuing…


Freedom Convoy Trucker Organizers: Insurrection, Sedition Labels Have ‘No Basis in Reality’

The organizers of the Canadian Freedom Convoy on Wednesday hit out at those labeling the protests as a form of insurrection and sedition. The remarks came as trucker protests in Ottawa, Canada, entered a 13th day on Wednesday. The “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa consists mainly of truckers, and began as a protest against a COVID-19…


US Air Force Grants 9 Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate While Over 3,000 Requests Rejected

The Air Force on Tuesday said it has approved nine religious exemptions from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, while more than 3,000 requests have been rejected so far. According to data from the Air Force, eight of the exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate were granted after being submitted, and a further religious exemption was…


The Winter of Our Discontent: Truckers’ Convoy Seeking Return of Liberty Elicits Hope, Amasses Support

Commentary Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York The opening lines of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” express the villainous intent of the twisted and opportunistic Duke of Gloucester, of the House of York, to seize the crown from his brother’s son and legitimate heir through deceit and treachery….


GoFundMe Says Donations for Truck Convoy Heading to Ottawa Continue to Be Accepted

The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe says the fundraiser for the truck drivers who are to heading to Ottawa protest the vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers is still accepting donations, it’s just that funds are temporarily on hold pending a review of how the money will be distributed. “To confirm, the fundraiser has remained live and continues…


New Bill Would Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine for All California Schoolchildren

All California school students would be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under legislation proposed Monday. The proposed bill, titled the Keep Schools Open and Safe Act, would eliminate a personal belief exemption in school-based COVID-19 vaccination requirements. State Sen. Richard Pan, a Democrat, introduced the legislation during a news conference at a Los Angeles…


Czech Republic Abolishes Plan to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines

The new Czech government on Wednesday threw out the previous administration’s plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for over-60s and people in key professions. Under the former government, older adults, health care workers, firefighters, police officers and medical students would have been required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, effective March. But Prime Minister Petr Fiala scrapped…


Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate in Effect Nationwide After Court Dismisses Texas Lawsuit

The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers is now enforceable in all 50 U.S. states after a federal court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit from Texas. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in mid-December entered a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the mandate, pending a trial on the merits of…


Google Mandates US Workers Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Tests, Surgical Masks

Google has mandated weekly COVID-19 tests and surgical masks for employees at its facilities as Omicron infections rise, accounting for over 98 percent of cases in the United States. “To help prevent the further spread of COVID-19 during this period of heightened risk, we’re implementing new temporary health and safety measures for anyone accessing our…


SCOTUS Ruling Is a ‘Big Mistake,’ Stanford Professor Says of Health Care Vaccine Mandate Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday allowing the Biden administration to continue mandating COVID-19 vaccines for most health care workers is “really unfortunate” and a “big mistake” from a health policy perspective, said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Bhattacharya, a senior scholar of Brownstone Institute, told The…