Tag: COVID-19 vaccination

Queensland Government Will Use Discriminatory to Cut Pay From Unvaccinated School Staff

Nearly 1,000 school staff in Queensland, including teachers, aides, administration, and cleaners, will have a portion of their salaries cut for 18 weeks as a disciplinary measure for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Mandates were handed to teachers, prison staff, and airport staff in Nov. 2021. Those who failed to comply or provide evidence as…


Queensland Government to Make ‘Discriminatory’ Pay Cut to Unvaccinated School Staff

Nearly 1,000 school staff in Queensland, including teachers, aides, administration, and cleaners, will have a portion of their salaries cut for 18 weeks as a disciplinary measure for not being vaccinated against COVID-19. Mandates were handed to teachers, prison staff, and airport staff in Nov. 2021. Those who failed to comply or provide evidence as…


Unvaccinated Woman Facing Removal From Organ Transplant List to Appeal After Court Sides With Hospital

A terminally ill woman is appealing an Alberta court’s decision to side with a hospital that will remove her from an organ transplant wait list because she refused COVID-19 vaccination. Annette Lewis, who brought an application to the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, sought an injunction against the Alberta Health Service (AHS) and six doctors on…


Reactivation of Chickenpox Virus Following COVID-19 Injections on the Rise

News Analysis Doctors and scientists are seeing an increase in the reactivation of the chickenpox virus, known as varicella-zoster virus (VZV), following the COVID-19 injections. The chickenpox virus is one of the eight herpes viruses known to infect humans. After a person contracts and recovers from chickenpox, the virus never leaves the body but lies…


Singapore Opens Up Second Booster Dose for Elderly and Immunocompromised

Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Apr. 6 that eligible individuals over the age of 80 years may receive a second booster dose from Apr. 8 onward. This came just 2 weeks after the Multi-Ministry Taskforce accepted the recommendation by Singapore’s Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination (EC19V) for all persons aged 80 years and…


Counties With Highest Vaccination Rates See More COVID-19 Cases Than Least Vaccinated

Counties with the highest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 are currently more cases than those with the lowest vaccination rates, according to data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The 500 counties where 62-95 percent of the population has been vaccinated detected more than 75 cases per 100,000 residents on average…


Victoria Pushing Autumn Pop-Up Blitz as COVID-19 Cases Surge

The Victorian Labor Government has announced more than 120 pop-ups COVID-19 vaccination hubs across March to increase booster vaccination rates in the lead up to winter as new COVID-19 cases increase. “Don’t rely on two doses to get you through this winter. If you are due, make March the month you get your third,” the…


California Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

As California pushes for more residents to receive the COVID-19 jab, Democratic lawmakers introduced a series of new bills to achieve higher vaccination rates among Californians. However, critics are concerned that the laws will lead to infringement on individual freedom. Assembly Bill 2098: Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) Low introduced the bill on Feb. 15 to…


COVID-19 Increases Risk of Heart Problems, mRNA Vaccines Produce No Extra Side Effects in Cancer Patients: Studies

New research has shed further light on how COVID-19 and vaccines affect the human body, with one study claiming an increased risk of heart problems after contracting the illness and another report suggesting that vaccines generate no additional side effects among those affected by cancer. Even if some time has passed since a person recovered…


Week-Long ‘Back to School Vaccination Blitz’ As Schools Reopen

Many states in Australia have introduced week-long vaccination pop up clinics for 5-year-olds and older as part of the “Back to School Vaccination Blitz” as most schools reopen on Jan. 31. Both Victoria and South Australia (SA) have set up vaccination walk-in hubs to boost the vaccination take-up rate across the country, which is currently…