Category: Vaccines

J&J Says COVID-19 Booster Dose Increases Antibody Levels ‘Nine-Fold’

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 booster shots are able to generate high levels of antibodies and increase people’s immunity against the CCP virus, the company reported on Wednesday. The drugmaker’s latest findings are based on two Phase 2 studies conducted on people previously inoculated with its single-shot vaccine. Participants in the studies got a booster dose six…


Greece to Impose Strict Rules on Unvaccinated People, Ends Free Testing

Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced a new package of public health measures on Tuesday for those who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus. Health care and care home workers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will be suspended from work starting on Sept. 1, Kikilias said, noting that unvaccinated workers would not get a…


Greece Imposes Strict Rules on Unvaccinated People, Ends Free Testing

Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced a new package of public health measures on Tuesday for those who have not been vaccinated against the CCP virus. Health care and care home workers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will be suspended from work starting on Sept. 1, Kikilias said, noting that unvaccinated workers would not get a…


Shanghai Airport Records 5 COVID-19 Breakthrough Cases

Five fully vaccinated workers tested positive for COVID-19 at Shanghai international airport, China, the municipal government said on Saturday. It came as China’s top epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said that the effectiveness of vaccines against the variant diminishes six months after the first dose. The city’s Pudong International Airport recorded two cases on Friday, including a…


Rev. Jesse Jackson Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson—who is fully vaccinated—and his wife, Jacqueline Jackson, were both hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a statement on Saturday. Jesse Jackson, 79, received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in January 2021 during a publicized event and urged others to get the vaccine as soon as possible. It’s not…


More Than Half of Israeli COVID-19 Patients Vaccinated as ‘Breakthrough Cases’ Rise

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances…


More Than Half of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients in Israel Are Fully Vaccinated

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients who are currently hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about…


1,200 Hawaii First Responders Sue State Over Vaccine Mandate

Roughly 1,200 first responders in Hawaii are suing the state over its new vaccine mandate. Hawaii’s Governor David Ige announced the mandate on Aug. 5, stating that state and county employees must provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 or be subject to regular weekly testing and travel restrictions [pdf]. Ige said in the mandate…


Judge Blocks Louisiana Medical School’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Louisiana medical school from requiring students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of attendance for the fall semester. The lawsuit was brought by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on behalf of three students at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), a private institution that operates…


University in Connecticut to Fine, Block Internet Access to Unvaccinated Students

Students at Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University will be fined up to $2,275 and lose internet access if they fail to comply with the university’s COVID-19 vaccination policies. Quinnipiac University, a private liberal arts college in New Haven County, announced the new penalties on Monday in an email sent to some 600 students who have not yet…