Category: Vaccine

Navy: Sailors Denied Vaccine Mandate Exemptions Have Five Days to Get a Shot

U.S. sailors who have their attempt to secure an exemption to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate rejected have five days to get a jab, according to updated guidance released Monday. If they do not, commanders will begin processing them for discharge, the Navy said. The mandate deadline is Nov. 28 for active-duty sailors. Reserves have until…


Health Canada Receives Submission to Approve Moderna’s COVID 19 Vaccine for Kids

OTTAWA—Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11. The agency says it will prioritize the review of the submission, while maintaining high scientific standards for safety, efficacy and quality. It says the assessment will consider clinical trial data and emerging…


COVID Vaccination Deadline Arrives for LAUSD Employees

LOS ANGELES—Today, Nov. 15, is the deadline for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with those who fail to meet the requirement facing possible termination. It was not immediately known how many LAUSD employees have not yet complied with the mandate. An LAUSD representative said data was still being…


Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Employees to Sue for $1 Million Over Mandated Vaccines

A recently introduced Oklahoma Senate bill may allow employees of government and private entities to file lawsuits against their employers for as much as $1 million over health problems associated with vaccines or other forms of medical treatment. State Sen. Rob Standridge, a Republican, said in a statement that Oklahoma employees would be able to…


Quebec Judge Rules Province’s Abandoned Health-Care Vaccine Mandate Is Legal

MONTREAL—A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of the province’s vaccine mandate for health−care workers, nearly two weeks after the government suspended the health order. Justice Michel Yergeau’s decision released today denies the request for an injunction brought by unvaccinated health network employees. The Quebec government announced on Nov. 3 it was abandoning…


Unvaccinated Federal Employees Not Granted Exemptions to Be Put on Unpaid Leave Today

OTTAWA—Employees in the core federal public sector who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be put on unpaid leave today, unless they were already granted an accommodation. The policy could potentially leave more than one thousand workers without pay and unable to access employment insurance benefits. As of Nov. 3, the vast majority…


Penn State University Employees Rally for Medical Freedom

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania—More than 200 people attended a medical freedom rally on the steps of Old Main at Penn State University on Friday. They are part of a national trend as more people facing unwanted COVID-19 vaccinations are gathering and speaking publicly about the difficult choice they face: get the shots or leave your job….


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Nov. 12)

A federal Grand Jury is indicting Steve Bannon with two counts of contempt of Congress, a California judge rules in favor of Britney Spears in her conservatorship case, and Virginia is removing a pharmacy from its vaccination program—for giving kids aged five to eleven the wrong vaccine.


China Uses Pandemic to Lasso Foreign Militaries, Vaccine As Tool

The Chinese military uses the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to lasso over 50 foreign militaries, and has sent vaccines, its key weapon, to 28 countries. The Chinese Ministry of Defense (MOD) spreads China-made COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries for diplomatic purposes, which is not an army’s role nor a defense responsibility in general, and…


Chinese Military Pushes Beijing’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’

The Chinese military has been a key player in Beijing’s bid to use “vaccine diplomacy” to increase its global influence, having delivered China-made COVID-19 vaccines to military forces in 28 countries. The Chinese Ministry of Defense (MOD) has donated vaccines to the militaries of developing countries across four continents, an act rarely seen carried out…