Emily Jo and her family, who live just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, were as careful as they could be to avoid getting COVID-19. They social distanced, always wore masks, opted for virtual learning, and were very excited to get the vaccine as soon as it was available. Jo teaches English as a second language, science,…
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Parents, Patients Plead for Medical Exemptions, Says California Doctor
A physician based in Roseville, Calif., who has successfully treated hundreds of COVID-19 patients, has recently become well-known for issuing mask and vaccine medical exemptions to select individuals. When word-of-mouth spread, Dr. Michael Huang’s office was swamped with calls and emails from thousands of patients—several from out-of-state—pleading for mask and vaccine exemptions for themselves and…
Denmark to Buy Novavax Vaccines as Part of EU Deal
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Denmark said on Wednesday it would buy 280,000 doses of Novavax’s potential COVID-19 vaccine for a total price of 37 million Danish crowns ($5.84 million) or roughly $20.9 per dose as part of a European Union agreement with the U.S. company. The European Commission said earlier this month it had approved a supply contract…
Hundreds of Healthcare Workers in California Protest Against Vaccine Mandates
More than 400 medical professionals in Southern California rallied outside Riverside Community Hospital on Aug. 9 to protest the state’s requirement that all health workers be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to members from America’s Healthcare Workers for Medical Freedom (AHWMF), the organizer, so far they have held seven such rallies across California, including one…
Orange County Health Care Workers Protest California’s Vaccine Mandate
ORANGE, Calif.— Approximately 200 health care workers rallied outside of the Children’s Health Orange County (CHOC) Hospital Aug. 9 in the city of Orange to protest against California’s vaccination mandate that went into effect Aug. 5. California was the first state to mandate vaccines for health care professionals. Employees of all healthcare facilities have until Sept. 30 to…
Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients are Fully Vaccinated at Israel Hospital: Doctor
An Israeli doctor says that the majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at his hospital are fully vaccinated and those with severe illness have also been vaccinated. Talking with Channel 13 TV News on August 5, Dr. Kobi Haviv, medical director of Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem said that “85 to 90 percent of the hospitalizations are…
Majority of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients at Hospital in Israel Are Fully Vaccinated: Doctor
An Israeli doctor says that the majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at his hospital are fully vaccinated and those with severe illness have also been vaccinated. Talking with Channel 13 TV News on August 5, Dr. Kobi Haviv, medical director of Herzog Hospital in Jerusalem said that “85 to 90 percent of the hospitalizations are…
California College Students Contest Vaccination Mandates to Return to Campus
Some students across California school systems are concerned about recently implemented requirements to get the COVID-19 vaccine prior to stepping foot on campuses again in the fall, saying it should be their decision about what they put in their bodies. The University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems announced in July that…
Biden Administration Should Look in Mirror Before Casting Stones Over Vaccinations
Commentary It was always going to be a Herculean task to inoculate, with an untried vaccine, a multi-ethnic nation of 330 million people across a vast continent—in an era when the media routinely warps the daily news. Many African Americans understandably harbored distrust of government inoculations after the infamous Tuskegee experiment. Nearly 40 million foreign…
UK Firms Warned of Legal Risks If They Adopt ‘Jabs for Jobs’ Policy
British businesses requiring their employees to receive COVID-19 vaccines will face potential legal actions over discrimination, the co-chairman of the UK government’s flexible working taskforce has warned. Peter Cheese, who also serves as chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said he would “strongly caution companies against adopting a ‘jabs for…
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