Category: COVID-19 vaccine

Australia Approves First Cell-Based Flu Vaccines For Kids Aged Two and Older

The first cell-based Influenza vaccine in Australia has been approved for use in adults and children aged two years and older. In a statement written to the Epoch Times, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) wrote that the Flucelvax Quad vaccine is the first and only cell-based flu vaccine available in Australia and approved for Australians…


Novak Djokovic to Face Hefty Legal Fees for Australia’s Visa Failure

Novak Djokovic is facing an estimated legal cost of up to $360,000 for his visa cancellation saga in Australia, but the final figure has yet to be announced, a Senate estimates hearing revealed on Monday night. The Department of Home Affairs was ordered to pay the legal costs for the first Federal Court matter after…


Rep. Roy Introduces Bill to Reinstate Troops Discharged for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

A group of Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) unveiled a bill on Feb. 8 that would reinstate troops fired for not complying with the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The Service Restoration Act (pdf) would “ensure that American servicemen and women in uniform are not fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine…


Maryland Governor Launches COVID-19 Booster Cash Lottery Incentive

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday a $2 million cash lottery system to incentivize people to get their COVID-19 vaccine boosters. Hogan announced VaxCash 2.0 Promotion, a lottery incentive system that will dole out a total of $2 million in cash prizes to 12 randomly-selected Maryland residents who receive their booster shot. The initial draw will…


Disneyland to Require Employees to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine

Disneyland will require its employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as negotiations with the theme park unions close, according to the theme park’s union. Workers United Local 50—a union that represents food and beverage employees announced the vaccine mandate for theme park staff on Jan. 27. “After months of good faith negotiations on the matter…


Novavax Seeks FDA Emergency Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine

Novavax announced Monday it has formally submitted a request to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency use authorization (EUA) for its two-dose vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, for people 18 years and older. If granted, NVX-CoV2373 would become the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to be made available in the United States. Currently available COVID-19 vaccines are…


Trigger Warnings Take Our Wits Away

Commentary “The protesters falsely claimed that vaccines do not work.” So stated the reporter on last night’s TV news. In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m homing in on that little weasel word “falsely.” Without it, the sentence would have read well enough—the protesters made a claim, which might be right or wrong. But to seed…


Kaiser Permanente Faces Potential Lawsuit for Alleged Wrongful COVID-19 Death

IRVINE, Calif.—The family of Nerissa Regnier, a mother of three, announced on Jan. 26 at a press conference that they planned to sue Kaiser Permanente for causing wrongful death after refusing her the COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal antibody treatment. Regnier, of Mission Viejo, had been suffering from multiple sclerosis before she was tested positive for COVID-19…


‘Absolutely Critical’: Victoria Premier Pushes to Redefine Full Vaccination as Three Doses

Australians might be mandated to get their third shot of the COVID-19 before being considered “fully vaccinated,” as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said he was pushing for a redefinition of the term. Speaking ahead of a meeting of the National Cabinet on Thursday, the premier said “only three doses” could help people be “properly protected…


Spotify To Take Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum

Spotify has removed Neil Young’s music after the singer said he was concerned that podcaster Joe Rogan is spreading fake information about COVID-19 vaccines on the streaming service. “I want you to let Spotify know immediately TODAY that I want all my music off their platform,” Young wrote in a letter to his record company,…