Tag: COVID vaccine

San Francisco Becomes First Major US City to Mandate Vaccination for All Indoor Entertainment, Including Restaurants

San Francisco on Aug.12 became the first major U.S. city requiring full vaccination for patrons and employees to enter restaurants, gyms, bars, and entertainment venues. The new order (pdf), announced by Mayor London Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax on Thursday, takes effect Aug. 20 for customers and Oct. 13 for staff and prevents residents from submitting negative…


NYC to Require Vaccines or Weekly Testing for City Workers

NEW YORK—New York City will require all of its municipal workers—including teachers and police officers—to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday. The rule is expected to affect about 340,000 city employees, making the city one of the largest employers in the United States to take…


France’s Macron Orders All Health Workers to Get Vaccinated

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as possible. In a televised address, Macron also mandated special COVID-19 passes for anyone who wants to go to a restaurant, shopping mall or…


Liberal Author, Censored by Twitter and Youtube After Questioning Fauci, Considers Suing

Women’s health and civil liberties author and journalist Naomi Wolf has had her Twitter account suspended and Youtube channel frozen after she raised questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine side effects, the constitutionality of lockdowns, and the candor of Anthony Fauci, head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). She now considers…


Disability Specific Vaccination Hubs Will Open to Speed up Vaccination Rollout

The government has set up dedicated vaccination hubs for people with disabilities to provide additional options to receive their vaccine doses. “These hubs allow providers, in partnership with the Commonwealth Government and vaccine providers, to ensure some of the most vulnerable Australians and their support workers and carers can be vaccinated faster,” National Disability Insurance…


Alberta to Stop Giving First Doses of AstraZeneca COVID 19 Shot: Media Report

The Globe and Mail is reporting that Alberta has stopped administering first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in favour of other types of immunization. The newspaper quotes Kristin Klein, the co-lead of the province’s vaccine task force, as saying the province has decided to shift to mRNA vaccines for first doses. The report says…


MPs From Across Political Spectrum Urge Feds to Support WTO’s COVID 19 Vaccine Waiver

WASHINGTON—A broad coalition of MPs from all five parties wants the federal government to support waiving the global rules that guard vaccine trade secrets. The group of 65 MPs has written a letter urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to support the proposed World Trade Organization waiver. The government has agreed to take part in talks,…


The Nuisance of Vaccination Passports

Commentary Vaccination passports certify that holders are immune from the virus causing COVID-19 through vaccination, or the presence of antibodies caused by earlier infection. These passports are widely expected to ease and speed the transition from the current pandemic to normal personal and economic lives but have encountered some public and political opposition. There’s no doubt…


Children Must Not Be Vaccinated for COVID-19

Commentary What’s the rationale for vaccinating children for COVID-19? Where’s the data, the science that would support this move? We see none, and we think it’s dangerous. Why would there be a push to vaccinate 6-month-old babies or 10-year-old children via an experimental vaccine that delivers genetic code into your cells instructing it to produce…


Science Says If You’re Vaccinated, Enjoy Life Again

Commentary For 14 months, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended draconian restrictions on Americans’ daily lives to combat COVID-19. The CDC made light of the hardships and economic losses the restrictions inflicted. Call the agency the “Centers for Doubletalk and Confusion.” Now, evidence is emerging that the restrictions were based on flimsy…