Category: Vaccine

San Diego Comic-Con to Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative COVID-19 Test

San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) Special Edition will require all of its participants to be either fully vaccinated or test negative for COVID-19 at the San Diego Convention Center from Nov. 26–28. SDCC is a comic book convention and entertainment event held in San Diego annually since 1970. More than 130,000 people attended Comic-Con in 2019 before…


EU Regulator Unable to Confirm If Women Face Increased Clot Risks After AstraZeneca Shot

Europe’s drug regulator said on Friday that it could not confirm whether AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has any influence on higher risks for unusual blood clots associated with low levels of blood platelets in women and younger adults. The European Medicine Agency (EMA) said in a statement it was requested by the European Commission to provide…


Bolivians Exasperated With Socialist Government’s Vaccine Distribution Program

As the COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues to face challenges in Latin America, Bolivians are speaking out about their frustrations with government healthcare resources and the organizational integrity exhibited by the Movement for Socialism party led by President Luis Arce. Since the party’s return to power under Arce’s leadership in October 2020, Bolivians have faced a…


Unvaccinated Fans to Be Banned From Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres Games

Fans who aren’t fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 will soon not be allowed into home games for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, officials announced this week. Fans 12 and older will have to present verification that they’ve gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when entering Highmark Stadium, where the Bills…


Alberta Introduces Proof of Vaccination Program, Declares Health Emergency

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province will implement a proof of COVID-19 vaccination program, and reintroduce limits on gatherings as the province’s hospitals run out of capacity due to a surge in COVID-19 patients. The province also declared a state of public health emergency on Sept. 15. “We may run out of staff and intensive…


Italy to Make Vaccine Passport Mandatory for All Workers: Official

Italy’s government is readying a mandate that will make it required for all workers to have a COVID-19 “green pass,” a type of vaccine passport, officials said Thursday. “We are heading towards a mandatory green pass not only for public sector workers but also private sector ones,” Regional Affairs Minister Mariastella Gelmini was quoted as…


Thousands of Health Employees Laid Off in France Over Vaccine Mandate

About 3,000 French nationals working in the medical and care sector were suspended from work for deciding not to get vaccinated against the CCP virus before a government-imposed deadline, France’s Minister of Health announced on Thursday. Two months ago, President Emanuel Macron ordered hospital staff, ambulance technicians, nursing home workers, doctors, fire brigade members, and…


Nearly 11 Percent of Los Angeles City Employees to Seek Vaccine Exemptions

More than 6,000 people, or 11 percent, of Los Angeles city employees plan to seek an exemption from the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to city data released on Sept. 14.   This comes after the Los Angeles City Council last month approved an ordinance to require city employees to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 5, with…


LA County to Require COVID-19 Vaccine or Test for Outdoor Events, Vaccines at Indoor Bars

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County is preparing a revised health order that will impose new COVID-19 vaccine mandates, requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for outdoor mega-events of 10,000 people or more, the public health director said Wednesday. The new health order, expected to be issued later this week, will also require proof…


France Fears Medical Staff Shortage as 300,000 Not Vaccinated by Sept. 15 Deadline

French people working in the medical sector are required to get vaccinated against the CCP virus or risk a suspension from their jobs without pay under President Emmanuel Macron’s new vaccine mandate that went into effect on Wednesday. Two months ago, Macron ordered hospital staff, ambulance technicians, nursing home workers, doctors, fire brigade members, and people…