Category: Vaccine

Italy Bars Unvaccinated Adults Aged 50 and Older From Workplaces

Starting on Feb. 22, all Italian employees in the public or private sector aged 50 and older will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination via the country’s “super green pass” in order to enter their workplace. The “super green pass”—a type of vaccine passport—is also required to enter most venues in Italy. The vaccination…


Washington Mayor Drops Vaccine Mandate, Keeps School Masking Requirements

Washington’s mayor is dropping the city’s private business COVID-19 vaccine mandate but keeping masking requirements in place for schools. The vaccine mandate, which forced businesses to make sure each customer had received a COVID-19 vaccine, will no longer be in effect, starting Feb. 15. Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said the mandate and other strict…


Hong Kong to Vaccinate 3-Year-Olds Amid New COVID-19 Surge

HONG KONG—Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as three as infections rage through the city. The announcement late Sunday came ahead of another surge in cases. The city reported a record 2,071 new cases on Monday, with that number expected to double the next day with more than 4,500 preliminary…


Novavax Applies for COVID-19 Vaccine Approval in Switzerland

Novavax Inc. has submitted an application to Switzerland’s drugs regulator for the authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in adults, the U.S. vaccine maker said on Monday. The submission is based on data from two key clinical trials in the United States and Mexico as well as in the UK that showed the vaccine was 90…


Over 600 Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines Given in Clinic Were Stored Improperly: Connecticut Officials

Hundreds of individuals who received COVID-19 vaccines at a clinic in New Haven, Connecticut, need to receive another shot, officials said. The reason why, said the New Haven Health Department on Feb. 11, is because vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine were improperly refrigerated before they were administered, reported the Hartford Courant. “After consulting with Pfizer and the…


Neb. Gov. on Historic Low Unemployment; Bitcoin Donations Going Up for Freedom Convoy | NTD Business

The state of Nebraska notched the lowest unemployment rate in the history of America, we bring you an exclusive interview with the governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, to see what the state is doing right. Coffee prices rising across the United States. We take a look at what’s behind it — and how smaller coffee…


European Medicines Agency Investigating Reports of Post-Vaccination Menstrual Changes

The European Union’s health agency on Feb. 11 said is it investigating reports of certain COVID-19 vaccines being linked to menstrual cycle changes. The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched “an in-depth evaluation of all available data, including reports from spontaneous reporting systems, clinical trials and the published literature.” Several recent studies…


Thousands of Workers in NYC to Be Fired as COVID-19 Vaccine Deadline Ends

New York City is set to fire nearly 4,000 unvaccinated municipal workers who failed to comply with the city’s harsh COVID-19 vaccine rules that required employees to get jabbed by Feb. 11 or face termination. Eric Adams, who took office in January, confirmed this week that he will go ahead with then-Mayor Bill de Blasio’s…


240 Service Members Discharged From Navy for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The Navy has discharged 240 sailors for refusal to abide by the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the military branch said on Feb. 9. Of the discharged, all but one were active-duty. Twenty-two were discharged during their initial training periods, or within their first 180 days of active duty. The Navy mandated active-duty sailors be fully…


Pfizer Vaccine for Young Children Will be Available in US by End of February if Authorized

U.S. authorities are preparing to ship out millions of doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February if drug regulators authorize the shot for children under 5. President Joe Biden’s administration has secured enough doses to vaccinate all 18 million children in the country who are 4 or younger. Officials are telling health…