A source who works with Bank of America has disclosed a pilot program beginning Nov. 18 that plans to separate vaccinated from unvaccinated employees at an administration building in Jacksonville, Florida. The source, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Epoch Times that the program was initiated as a way to bring employees back to…
Bank of America Initiates Pilot Program Separating Vaccinated From Unvaccinated Employees
Austria Orders Lockdown for the Unvaccinated, Directs Police to Carry out Spot-Checks
Austrian Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg on Sunday announced the country is placing millions of people who aren’t fully vaccinated for COVID-19 on lockdown starting Monday. About 65 percent of the Central European nation’s population is vaccinated, according to government data. Under the measures revealed on Sunday, unvaccinated people are ordered to stay at home except for…
Austria Orders Nationwide Lockdown for Unvaccinated
BERLIN—The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than age 12 from leaving their homes except for basic activities such as working, grocery shopping, going for a walk—or getting vaccinated. “It’s our job as…
Brisbane Coffee Boss Won’t Comply With Rules to ‘Discriminate’ Against Unvaccinated
An award-winning Brisbane cafe owner has said that he won’t comply with the Queensland government’s new rules that ban unvaccinated people from cafes and almost every kind of business except essential services like supermarkets from Dec. 17. “What has this world come to?” Phillip Di Bella said in a video posted on LinkedIn. “Is it something that…
Singapore No Longer Covering COVID-19 Medical Bills for People Who Are ‘Unvaccinated by Choice’
Singapore’s health ministry announced Monday that people who are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine but choose not to take it will not have their medical bills covered by the government after Dec. 8. “Currently, unvaccinated persons make up a sizable majority of those who require intensive inpatient care, and disproportionately contribute to the strain on our…
Queensland Announces Sweeping Restrictions for Unvaccinated from Dec. 17
The Queensland government has announced sweeping restrictions for unvaccinated residents, barring them from pubs, clubs, nightclubs, music venues, hotels, bars, restaurants, cafes, sporting venues, and more. The new restrictions start from Dec. 17, when the state is due to reopen its borders, or once 80 percent of Queenslanders aged over 16 are fully vaccinated—whichever comes first….
‘Civil Liberties Caucus’ Not a Challenge to O’Toole’s Leadership: Tory MP
Conservative member of Parliament Marilyn Gladu says the ‘civil liberties caucus’ that she and sine other Tory parliamentarians are forming is not a challenge to Party Leader Erin O’Toole’s leadership, but rather a means to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 mandates on Canadian civil liberties. “This is not about Erin O’Toole’s leadership. Has nothing to…
Quebec Drops COVID Vaccine Mandate for Existing Health-Care Workers
Quebec says existing health-care workers won’t have to get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep their jobs, marking a reversal in the province’s position. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says it will be up to individual health workers in his province whether they want to get vaccinated or not. In a press conference in Quebec City…
Air Force Boots 40 Unvaccinated Recruits, Trainees, Ahead of Deadline: Report
Some 40 Air Force recruits and trainees have been kicked out of the service for refusing to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a spokeswoman confirmed on Monday. Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek told Stars and Stripes that the individuals had been handed entry-level discharges, meaning that if they choose to get vaccinated…
Managers Shouldn’t Decide If Employee Vaccine Views Are Valid: Federal Unions
OTTAWA—Friday is the deadline for employees in the core federal public service to declare their COVID−19 vaccination status, but unions say there are still many questions about how requests for accommodations will be handled. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says 240,000 employees have filed their attestations of their vaccine status to the government, out…
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