Category: Vaccine

EPOCHTV: Facts Matter (Dec. 8): Non-Citizens Now Allowed to Finance US Ballot Initiatives, Referendums, Recalls

In Los Angeles, two parents are accusing a local school of giving their children the vaccine without parental consent, and bribing the children with food and pizza in order to keep them from talking about it. Meanwhile, the Federal Elections Commission just voted on a new rule that will allow foreign nationals (citizens of other countries)…


New York Hospital Fires 100 Unvaccinated Employees Who Received Religious Exemption

A Buffalo, New York-based hospital system announced it fired about 100 unvaccinated employees who were previously granted a religious exemption. Workers at Kaleida Health had until Sunday, Dec. 6, to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Kaleida. The company said that it will now delay inpatient elective surgeries that are deemed non-essential at…


New York Hospital Fires 100 Unvaccinated Employees Who Received Religious Exemptions

A Buffalo, New York-based hospital system announced it fired about 100 unvaccinated employees who were previously granted a religious exemption. Workers at Kaleida Health had until Sunday, Dec. 6, to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to Kaleida. The company said that it will now delay inpatient elective surgeries that are deemed non-essential at…


Wall Street Mixed as Omicron Worries Cloud Vaccine Update

U.S. stock indexes struggled for direction on Wednesday after a strong start to the week, as investors digested a fresh update on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, while the fast-spreading Omicron variant kept bigger bets in check. Pfizer and BioNTech said their three-shot course of COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralize the new Omicron variant…


People Who Get Johnson & Johnson Vaccine at Elevated Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Study

People who receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are at elevated risk of getting a severe autoimmune disorder that can cause paralysis, according to a new study. Researchers used data from the Vaccine Safety Datalink, which is run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They found (pdf) 21 potential cases, 11…


Wall Street Inches Higher at Open After Vaccine Update

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after Pfizer and BioNTech said a three-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was shown to have a neutralizing effect against the new Omicron coronavirus variant in a laboratory test. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.58 points, or 0.01 percent, at the open to 35,716.85. The S&P…


FDA Says It Now Needs 75 Years to Fully Release Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Data

The Food and Drug Administration is asking a judge to give it 75 years to produce data concerning the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine, up 20 years from a previous request. The agency, known as the FDA, told the court it can work faster than its previously proposed 500-pages-per-month-rate. But it also said there are over…


‘This Is Beyond My Expectations,’ Champagne Says of Canadian Biomanufacturer Rebound

OTTAWA—Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Canada’s biomanufacturing sector has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last several months, as a Canadian drug maker stands poised to bring positive results from the first plant-based COVID-19 vaccine to Health Canada. At the outset of the pandemic, Canada’s lack of biomanufacturing capability came into sharp focus, and…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 6)

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new vaccine mandate: all private-sector workers will have to get the shots—young children too if they want to go to the movies. Airlines are switching to sustainable aviation fuel—even cooking oil—to fuel their airplanes. What is it and what’s the benefit? China lowers its reserve requirements—for the…


Maryland Man Charged After Allegedly Distributing Hundreds of Fake Vaccine Cards

A Maryland man has been charged with mail fraud and obstruction of justice after allegedly ordering and selling hundreds of fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Amar Salim Shabazz, 23, of Owings Mills, could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison if convicted. According to court documents obtained by The Epoch Times, Shabazz utilized a…