Category: vaccine passport

Vaccine Passports a ‘Soft’ but Still Coercive Measure, Critics Say

As Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to require vaccination passports for access to non-essential services like gyms, bars, and restaurants, Ontario Premier Doug Ford has rejected the idea of vaccine passports, saying “we aren’t going to have a split society.” Premier François Legault said on Aug. 5 that Quebec will go ahead with issuing the…


Switzerland Police Threaten to Stop Enforcing COVID-19 Restrictions

A group of police officers across multiple departments in Switzerland have threatened authorities that they will no longer enforce COVID-19 rules on citizens if they oppose the “general opinion of the population.” In a four-page letter obtained by local Swiss outlet 20 Minutes, an association representing police officers in the Alpine country warned the Swiss Federation…


Coercing People to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Is Damaging Trust in Public Health: Harvard Professor

The rapidly escalating pressure on many Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine is undermining trust in public health, according to Martin Kulldorf, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. New York City became the first major metropolitan area in the United States this month to require proof of vaccination to enter numerous businesses, including…


Harvard Epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff on Vaccine Passports, the Delta Variant, and the COVID ‘Public Health Fiasco’

“Those who are pushing these vaccine mandates and vaccine passports … they’re doing so much more damage to vaccine confidence than anybody else,” says Dr. Martin Kulldorff, one of the world’s leading epidemiologists. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Kulldorff for a deep dive on COVID-19 immunity, vaccines, the Delta variant, and why…


Protestors Gather at New York City Hall to Oppose Vaccine Passport

A crowd of New Yorkers from many different walks of life gathered in front of City Hall on Monday to protest against the vaccine pass mandate recently announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio. The mandate is scheduled to be enforced on Sept. 13. The Epoch Times talked to three organizers of the protest who voiced…


New York Vaccine Passport ‘Excelsior Pass Plus’ Will Be Recognized out of State and Internationally

New York’s “Excelsior Pass” is getting a big update to make it more effective in expanding travel and commerce options for approximately 20 million New Yorkers, announced New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The update to the digital record system, dubbed the “Excelsior Pass Plus,” comes amid reports of controversy over the need to show proof…


[Coming 08/07, 4PM ET] Liberty vs. Vaccine Mandates in Europe; Public School Exodus; Race-Based School Discipline

Mass protests against vaccine passports and other mandates have erupted in France over the last month, as well as elsewhere in Europe and in the UK. But that’s not been the case everywhere. So what does dissent look like across the Atlantic? We find out from our three panelists. We’re joined by Captain Alexandre Juving-Brunet,…


Liberty vs. Vaccine Mandates in Europe; Public School Exodus; Race-Based School Discipline

Mass protests against vaccine passports and other mandates have erupted in France over the last month, as well as elsewhere in Europe and in the UK. But that’s not been the case everywhere. So what does dissent look like across the Atlantic? We find out from our three panelists. We’re joined by Captain Alexandre Juving-Brunet,…


[Coming 08/07, 12PM ET] Liberty vs. Mandates in Europe; Public School Exodus; Race-Based School Discipline

Mass protests against vaccine passports and other mandates have erupted in France over the last month, as well as elsewhere in Europe and in the UK. But that’s not been the case everywhere. So what does dissent look like across the Atlantic? We find out from our three panelists. We’re joined by Captain Alexandre Juving-Brunet,…


New Jersey GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Opposes Vaccine Mandate

A Republican candidate running for governor of New Jersey in November and challenging the incumbent Democrat told a local PAC in July that he supports medical freedom and vaccine choice while opposing mandatory vaccinations or vaccine passports. Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican candidate for the governor of New Jersey, said in an interview with New Jersey…