Tag: covid vaccine mandate

Protesters March in Toronto and Montreal Against Vaccine Mandates, Passports

With the prospect of widespread vaccination mandates and passports coming into effect in various jurisdictions across Canada, people took to the streets in Toronto and Montreal this weekend to protest against such measures. In Toronto on Aug. 28, hundreds of protesters marched along major streets including Bloor Street West and Yonge Street, shouting the slogan…


The Courts Go AWOL on the Virus Vax

Commentary During the 20th century, the Supreme Court created new constitutional rights not mentioned in the Constitution’s text, primarily by claiming those rights were inherent in the 5th and 14th Amendment Due Process Clauses. They included rights to privacy, autonomy, and bodily integrity. In accordance with those new precedents, citizens have asked the courts for…


Authoritarianism and Censorship in the COVID Era, Part 1: Propaganda and Vaccine Patriotism

Commentary “Today is the beginning of a form of discrimination that has never been witnessed in history, and this in ‘the land of liberty and human rights.’ I have not been able to enter a store for a long time now because it is out of the question that I put a sanitary napkin on…


George Mason University Grants Professor Exemption From COVID Vaccine Mandate After Lawsuit Filed

George Mason University has granted a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate to Todd Zywicki, a professor at the university’s Antonin Scalia Law School who filed a lawsuit against the mandate two weeks ago. In a news release, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), legal counsel for Zywicki in the lawsuit, announced the update…


George Mason University Grants Professor Exemption From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate After Lawsuit Filed

George Mason University has granted a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate to Todd Zywicki, a professor at the university’s Antonin Scalia Law School who filed a lawsuit against the mandate two weeks ago. In a statement, the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), serving as legal counsel for Zywicki in the lawsuit, announced the…


Pentagon: Service Members Can Request Exceptions to COVID Vaccine Mandate

A Pentagon spokesperson said military service members could request exceptions to the soon-to-be-mandated COVID-19 vaccines, which would be determined by individual military service regulations. “There is a religious exemption possibility for any mandatory vaccine, and there’s a process that we go through to counsel the individual both from a medical and from a command perspective…


Pentagon: Service Members Can Request Exceptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A Pentagon spokesperson said military service members could request exceptions to the soon-to-be-mandated COVID-19 vaccines, which would be determined by individual military service regulations. “There is a religious exemption possibility for any mandatory vaccine, and there’s a process that we go through to counsel the individual both from a medical and from a command perspective…


Pentagon: Service Members Can Request Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

U.S. military service members will be allowed to seek an exemption to the soon-to-be-mandated COVID-19 vaccines, which would be determined by individual military service regulations, a Pentagon spokesperson said. “There is a religious exemption possibility for any mandatory vaccine, and there’s a process that we go through to counsel the individual both from a medical and…


Pentagon: Service Members Can Request Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

U.S. military service members will be allowed to seek an exemption from the soon-to-be-mandated COVID-19 vaccines, which would be determined by individual military service regulations, a Pentagon spokesperson said. “There is a religious exemption possibility for any mandatory vaccine, and there’s a process that we go through to counsel the individual both from a medical and…


FDA ‘All-Hands-on-Deck’ to Get COVID-19 Vaccines Fully Approved

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accelerated its reviewing process to get Pfizer and other COVID-19 vaccines fully approved “as rapidly as possible,” which will give the Biden administration, local governments, and employers more flexibility to mandate the vaccines. “FDA staff will conduct a thorough review process, while balancing the incredible sense of urgency…