Tag: COVID-19 vaccine mandate

COVID-19: The Weaponization of Fear and the Loss of Freedom

Commentary Many U.S. citizens wonder if life will ever return to normal. Are masks here to stay? On TV, news channels are busy spreading fear. Meanwhile, some of the most widely read publications in the United States are warning about the next phase of the pandemic. To live in the United States is to live in a permanent state…


RCMP Union Will Support Mounties Who Shun COVID 19 Vaccination Despite Federal Order

OTTAWA—The union representing RCMP officers says it will support decisions by members “to be vaccinated or not” against COVID-19 following a federal order that Mounties be immunized. The Liberal government announced this week that core public servants, including members and reservists of the RCMP, must be vaccinated or face suspension without pay as early as…


Arkansas Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Businesses From Requiring Workers’ Vaccine Status

Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday advanced a measure that would ban businesses from requiring workers to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status. In a 22–11 vote, the majority-Republican Senate advanced the legislation that would grant employees and contractors a “right of privacy,” meaning that businesses would not be allowed to demand them to disclose whether they’ve been…


Fauci Signals Support for Newsom’s California Vaccine Mandate for Students

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday signaled that he supports California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate vaccinations for all students, saying that it is “not a new, novel thing” that is specific to COVID-19. “I agree with what Gov. Newsom did in California,” Fauci said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday….


To Comply, or Not to Comply: Virginia State Employee Chooses Termination Over Obedience

For Nancy Orr, the decision to make her own medical decisions came with a high price. Getting fired in September from her executive assistant position at Richmond’s Library of Virginia wasn’t exactly a surprise, however, because, as she told The Epoch Times, she saw it coming. “Like many people at the beginning of this, I…


Alabama House Bill Proposes Vaccine Injury Protection for Employees

If an individual was injured by an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine, a proposed Alabama bill will give the employee the right to take legal action against their employer. Though House Bill 16 was drafted earlier in the year, Alabama state Rep. Tommy Hanes, a Republican sponsor of the bill, told The Epoch Times that it has…


Massachusetts Police Union Asks Judge to Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The State Police Association of Massachusetts has called upon a judge to suspend the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troopers. Suffolk Superior Court judge Jackie Cowin heard the case on Wednesday. The state police union filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth last Friday, seeking an injunctive relief prohibiting the state from implementing its vaccine mandate…


Unvaccinated Brazil President Defends Handling of Pandemic

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has defended his handling of the pandemic in his speech at the United Nations, saying science and history will hold everyone accountable. Bolsonaro was the first world leader to speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. “We support vaccination efforts. However, my administration has not supported a vaccine or health…