Residents shared mixed feelings after the City of Los Angeles approved one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the country on Oct. 6, requiring anyone aged 12 or above to provide proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues such as indoor restaurants, movie theaters, salons, shopping centers, and more. As the mandate become effective…
Facts Matter (Oct. 7): Hospital Denies Kidney Transplant to Unvaccinated Woman and Donor
In Colorado, a 56-year-old woman who is experiencing stage 5 kidney failure was told by the hospital that she’s been kicked off of the transplant list because she has not been vaccinated—despite the fact that she has already found an organ donor and that she has a religious objection. Meanwhile, nearly 200,000 at-home COVID-19 tests were…
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue to Decline
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decrease Oct. 7, while nine more fatalities were logged, all occurring last month, to send the death toll near triple figures for September, according to the latest data. Hospitalizations dropped from 224 on Wednesday to 220 on Thursday, with the number of intensive care patients declining from…
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Senators strike a deal to raise the debt limit to prevent the government from defaulting. They are expected to vote on it tonight. The real cost of inflation. Americans paying hundreds of dollars more per month, for daily expenses like groceries and fuel. it’s adding up quickly. And Pfizer’s seeking emergency use authorization for another…
Pfizer Formally Asks Drug Regulators to Let Kids as Young as 5 Get Its COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer on Thursday said it submitted a request to U.S. drug regulators to expand the authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine to children between the ages of 5 and 11. The U.S.-based pharmaceutical company and its German partner BioNTech sent the request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a week after submitting data they…
Finland Follows Sweden and Denmark in Halting Use of Moderna Vaccine for Younger Age Group
Finish health authorities have paused the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Oct. 7 for men under the age of 30, just one day after Sweden and Denmark announced a similar measure due to side effects. Mika Salminen, head of the Finnish health institute, said the Nordic country would instead give the Pfizer vaccine to men…
Israel Tightens Requirements for COVID-19 ‘Green Pass’ by Adding Booster
Israel is moving towards tightening the rights of vaccinated citizens by adding booster shots to its COVID-19 “green pass” that is required to enter restaurants, clubs, gyms, hotels, among many other indoor settings. The new vaccine passport was announced by officials on Oct. 3 and will become available to people who have received the third…
Colorado Hospital Refuses Kidney Transplant to Woman Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal
A hospital in Colorado rejected a woman for a kidney transplant after she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, officials have confirmed. Leilani Lutali received a letter on Sept. 28 informing her that the transplant team at the University of Colorado Hospital decided to designate her inactive on the waiting list for transplants. “You will…
Navy SEALs Lawyer: Military Ignoring Natural Immunity
The U.S. military is ignoring the protection against infection bestowed by having COVID-19 and recovering, a lawyer representing Navy SEALs who have concerns about COVID-19 vaccines said. “My clients are seeing for the first time in the military natural immunity is not being recognized as a reason for an exemption to a vaccine,” R. Davis…
Western Australia Sees Vaccine Hesitancy Amid Growing Mandates
Western Australia (WA) is trailing behind the rest of Australia in its uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine despite public information campaigns, improved vaccination accessibility, and industry mandates. Three in ten West Australians aged 16 and over have not had a single dose of the available COVID-19 vaccines, and almost half of West Australians have yet…
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