Category: unvaccinated

Nearly Half of Democrats Would Back Temporary Detention for Unvaccinated: Poll

Nearly half of Democrat voters would back measures requiring that the unvaccinated live temporarily in “designated facilities or locations” for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, a recent poll has found. A national telephone and online poll from the Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports, which surveyed 1,016 likely U.S. voters, found that 45 percent of likely Democratic…


In Greece, Unvaccinated People 60 and up Face Monthly Fines

ATHENS, Greece—Greece imposed a vaccination mandate Monday for people 60 and older, as the country’s vaccination rate remains below the European Union average and a spike in infections has put sustained pressure on Greek hospitals. Older people failing to get vaccinated will face penalties, starting at a 50-euro ($57) fine in January and followed by…


French Sports Minister: Foreigners Must Take COVID-19 Vaccine to Compete

French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu announced Jan. 17 that all athletes, including foreign athletes, will not be exempt from taking the COVID-19 vaccine in order to compete in sporting events in France. The announcement comes after the French parliament approved a vaccine pass law on Jan. 16, which imposes sweeping restrictions on people who cannot…


Quebec Will Backtrack on Unvax Tax: Provincial Liberal Health Critic

Quebec’s Liberal party opposition says it believes the government’s plan to tax adults who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon be reversed. Liberal health critic Monsef Derraji says he expects the idea will be abandoned the same way the province backtracked on its plan to force health care workers to get vaccinated or…


Don’t Discriminate Against the Unvaccinated, Amnesty International Tells Italy

MILAN—Human rights group Amnesty International urged Italy to change tough anti-COVID restrictions to avoid discrimination against unvaccinated people. In a recent decree Mario Draghi’s government made vaccination mandatory for everyone over the age of 50 and for use of public transport and a range of other services, one of very few countries to take similar…


Novak Djokovic to Be Detained Ahead of Immigration Hearing

Australian immigration officials will detrain Novak Djokovic in Melbourne on Saturday morning when he meets with them after his visa was cancelled for the second time since he arrived in the country on Jan. 6. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his discretionary ministerial power late Friday afternoon to cancel the tennis star’s visa on the…


Novak Djokovic Detained Ahead of Immigration Hearing

Australian immigration officials detained Novak Djokovic in Melbourne at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday morning when he met with them after his visa was cancelled for the second time since he arrived in the country on Jan. 6. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke used his discretionary ministerial power late Friday afternoon to cancel the tennis…


Quebec Man’s Visitation Rights With Child Suspended by Judge for Not Being Vaccinated

A Quebec man has lost his child visitation rights after a Superior Court judge issued a temporary suspension on him, on grounds that he is not vaccinated and appears to oppose the province’s COVD-19 public health measures. “It would normally be in the best interest of the child to have contact with his father, but…


Quebec Man’s Visitation Rights With Child Suspended by Judge Due to Not Being Vaccinated

A Quebec man has lost his child visitation rights after a Superior Court judge issued a temporary suspension on the grounds that he is not vaccinated and appears to oppose the province’s COVD-19 public health measures. “It would normally be in the best interest of the child to have contact with his father, but it…


Ontario’s Top Doctor Won’t Recommend Quebec’s ‘Punitive’ Tax on Unvaccinated

Ontario’s top doctor says Quebec’s proposed tax on the unvaccinated is “punitive” and he will not recommend such a measure to his government. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 12, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Kieran Moore said Quebec’s proposed financial penalties on those who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine have…