Tag: refuse

UK Ports Should Refuse Access to Russian Boats, Says Transport Secretary

UK ports should refuse access to Russian boats, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said. With a Russian-owned ship due to dock in Orkney on Tuesday, the UK Government had been urged to ban the country’s vessels in response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Shapps has now written to all UK ports telling them not…


Ugandans Would Face Fines, Jail for Refusing COVID-19 Jab Under New Law

KAMPALA—Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison under a new public health law which lawmakers are scrutinising, parliament said on Tuesday. Although the East African country started administering COVID-19 jabs nearly a year ago, only about 16…


Over a Quarter of EU Adults Would Refuse COVID-19 Shot, Survey Says

BRUSSELS—More than a quarter of adults in the European Union would be unlikely to take the COVID-19 vaccine when it was offered to them, a survey published on Thursday showed. The results also suggested a strong link between vaccine hesitancy and the use of social media, particularly where social media is the main source of…


Morrisons Becomes First UK Supermarket to Ban People Who Refuse Masks

Morrisons has become the first UK supermarket to explicitly ban people who refuse to wear a face-covering from entering their stores, unless medically exempt. The supermarket—the fourth-largest by market share in the country—did not indicate how medical exemptions will be identified or if they will need to be proven. Laws enacted in the spring state…


High Share of Health Care Workers Reluctant to Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Reports

Reports and studies have emerged showing a relatively high share of those working in health care settings are reluctant or refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. A research project tracking the public’s attitudes and experiences with COVID-19 vaccinations has found that nearly one-third of health care workers were “vaccine hesitant,” saying they probably or definitely…