Tag: COVID-19 vaccination

Mother Sues Doctor Who Allegedly Administered COVID-19 Vaccines to Children Without Consent

A doctor violated the law by administering COVID-19 vaccines to children without consent, according to a new lawsuit. Dr. Janine Rethy, chief of community pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, is being accused of holding two children in a room until she convinced them to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The minors are both children of NaTonya…


Over 25 Percent of American Parents Lied About Child’s COVID-19 Status

A quarter of parents lied about whether their children were following COVID-19 public health measures (PHM), including misrepresenting vaccination status and falsifying the age of their children, a recent study has found. The study, conducted among 580 U.S. parents between Dec. 8 and 23, 2021, asked whether they had engaged in any of the seven…


Natural Immunity Better Than COVID-19 Vaccination Against Omicron: CDC Study

Post-infection immunity is superior to protection from COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers. Natural immunity, or postinfection immunity, provided 76 percent protection against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations while Omicron was the dominant virus strain in the country, the researchers found. A primary series of the Moderna…


Natural Immunity as Good as or Better Than COVID-19 Vaccination: Study

Post-infection immunity is similar or even superior to the protection bestowed by COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study. Post-infection protection—known widely as natural immunity—was strong and remained significant over time, researchers found. Against the Wuhan, Alpha, and Delta variants, the protection against re-infection was 85 percent at four weeks, 78 percent at 40 weeks,…


Why Experts Are Concerned About the New Medical Codes for COVID-19 Vaccination Status

New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in the United States. One code is for being “unvaccinated for COVID-19.” That code “may be assigned when the patient has not received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which implemented the new codes…


New Medical Codes for COVID Vaccination Status Raise Concerns Among Experts

New medical diagnosis codes for COVID-19 immunization status have been added in the United States. One code is for being “unvaccinated for COVID-19.” That code “may be assigned when the patient has not received at least one dose of any COVID-19 vaccine,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which implemented the new codes…


CDC Adds COVID-19 Vaccines to Child Immunization Schedule

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added COVID-19 vaccines to its routine immunization schedule for children and adults, attracting criticism for the decision. According to the CDC’s 2023 immunization schedule for children and adolescents, two or three doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been recommended beginning with infants who are just six…


Terminally Ill Woman Asks Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Transplant

A terminally ill woman is seeking a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutionality of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for receiving an organ transplant, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Sheila Annette Lewis, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, filed a leave to appeal application this week against Alberta Health Services (AHS)…


Woman Denied Organ Transplant Because of Vaccine Status Asks Supreme Court to Hear Her Case

A terminally ill woman is seeking a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the constitutionality of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for receiving an organ transplant, says the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). Sheila Annette Lewis, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, filed a leave to appeal application this week against Alberta Health Services (AHS)…


US Quietly Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Proof to Enter Country

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly extended the requirement for visitors to the United States to have proof of COVID-19 vaccination. The United States is the only Western country and one of the few remaining countries worldwide to require such proof of entry. The latest TSA security directive (pdf) is effective from Jan. 9 to…