Category: Vaccination Mandate

No Entry Into New Zealand for the Unvaccinated

New Zealand (NZ) will bar all non-citizens over 17 from entering the country from Nov. 1 if they are not fully vaccinated. “To further reduce the possibility of the virus getting through our border, we are introducing the requirement for air travellers aged 17 and over, who are not New Zealand citizens, to be fully…


Health Care Giant Northwell Denies Some Benefits to Workers Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in New York state, is denying some benefits to employees it’s firing because they refuse to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers. Those terminated lose all employer contributions to their retirement plans for this year unless they’re older than 62. They are also…


Healthcare Giant Northwell Denies Some Benefits to Employees Fired over Vaccine Mandate

Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York State, is denying some benefits to employees it’s firing because they refuse to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers. Those terminated lose all employer contributions to their retirement plans for this year unless they are older than 62. They are also denied…


NY Healthcare Workers, Teachers Likely Ineligible for Unemployment If Fired Over Vaccine Mandate

New York healthcare workers and teachers who don’t want the COVID-19 vaccine will not only lose their jobs but could also be unable to get unemployment benefits. Thousands of nurses and other hospital workers have been put on leave, slated to be fired, as the state’s vaccination mandate deadline for hospital staff passed on Sept….


Thousands of NY Health Care Workers Placed on Unpaid Leave, Face Firing Over Vaccine Mandate

Thousands of nurses and other health care workers across New York state have lost their jobs or been suspended because they are refusing to comply with the state’s mandate to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Going into effect on Sept. 27, the mandate has led to staffing shortages, although some of the large hospital systems in…


Federal Judge May Rule Soon on Maine Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

The legal team seeking an emergency injunction to prevent Maine from enforcing a new CCP virus vaccine mandate that requires healthcare workers to get the jab or lose their jobs is optimistic that a federal judge will rule against the state because the mandate does not allow religious exemptions. The case comes after a federal…


Professors Call on Two Ontario Universities to Repeal Mandatory Vaccination Policies

As universities across Ontario roll out mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, Wilfrid Laurier professor William McNally says he found it upsetting to have to reveal his medical information but felt complying with this violation of his privacy was the only way he could keep his job. “So I made the choice to reveal that information. I…


NYC Officials and Small Businesses Object to Proof of Vaccination Mandate

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and other NYC officials are protesting against the recent proof of vaccination mandate issued by NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. In expression of their disagreement, they sent a letter to de Blasio, a Democrat, demanding a reversal of “this unfair directive immediately.” “This ‘vaccine passport’ directive not only forces small businesses to deny service…