Tag: vaccine mandate

Former, Current LA City Employees Call for Employee Vaccine Mandate to End

Joined by leftist and libertarian organizations, a group of current and former employees of the City of Los Angeles held a protest Aug. 16 calling on the city to end the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its employees—enacted last December—and bring back those who were terminated for being unvaccinated. As the city council held its…


EXCLUSIVE: Marine Faces Court Martial for Not Taking COVID-19 Vaccine, Refuses to Be Sent Back to US for Trial

Lance Corporal Catherine Arnett is on the brink of court martial for decisions made in opposition to what she considers an “unlawful order” to take a COVID-19 vaccination shot. Immediately following the secretary of defense’s order to vaccinate against COVID-19 on Aug. 24, 2021, Arnett sought religious exemption—which was denied the following month. Having submitted…


California Becomes Battleground for COVID Lawsuits and Legislation Surrounding Minors

In California, a state that has been continuously passing bills surrounding COVID-19 vaccine policies, attorneys are “chipping away at each part of this puzzle,” aiming to educate and empower people one lawsuit at a time. Nicole Pearson, the attorney and founder of Facts Law Truth Justice (FLTJ) has been filing and winning lawsuits against vaccine…


Transport Canada Predicted Vaccine Mandate Would ‘Provoke a Response’ and Lead to ‘Awkward’ Situations

The federal government predicted there would be a backlash to its “strict” COVID-19 vaccine mandate as “sympathetic/vulnerable” Canadians would be denied travel, an internal document shows. A briefing delivered to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Oct. 2, 2021, laid out the main aspects of the travel vaccine mandate policy that would come into force on…


Michael Zwaagstra: By Keeping Draconian Pandemic Rules in Place, Universities Are Signalling Their Out-of-Touch Elitism

Commentary Proof of vaccination is required for students who want to live in residence at the University of Toronto. No, this wasn’t cut-and-paste from a 2021 article—it’s an actual requirement for the fall of 2022. Anyone who plans to live in residence at the University of Toronto must show proof of vaccination. Not only that,…


17 Governors Urge Biden to Lift COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate on International Travel

Seventeen governors on Aug. 10 urged President Joe Biden to lift the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for international travelers, noting that dozens of countries around the world have rescinded vaccination requirements in recent months. Non-U.S. citizens who are also non-immigrants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before traveling by air into the United States. The Centers…


‘Only ‘Misconduct’ Was Being a Christian’: Officer Relieved of Command for Refusing Vaccine Mandate Speaks Out

Thousands of veterans are facing separation from the U.S. military for refusing to abide by the government-imposed vaccine mandate. Many who’ve had their requests for religious accommodation rejected are pressing forward, arguing that the Pentagon’s actions have violated the Constitution and the law. Relieved of command in 2021, one such example is military officer Corey…


‘They Were Trying to Force Him to Violate His Religious Beliefs’: Marine Punished For Refusing Vaccine Mandate

A Marine Corps major selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel recently went through a Board of Inquiry process and was found guilty of “conduct unbecoming of an officer” for maintaining his religious conviction and refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The Epoch Times spoke with Meghan Harwood, the wife of the officer in question, Major…


Travel Vaccine Mandate Policy-Maker Testifies Being Unqualified to Assess Underlying Data

The Transport Canada official who drafted the policy for mandatory vaccination in travel has no scientific background and says she relied uncritically on public health information, yet court documents show she still dismissed or interpreted data. “It’s not my responsibility to question or analyze the data that the experts on public health in this country…


Travel Vaccine Mandate Backed by Limited Data on In-flight Transmission: Court Documents

A Canadian government epidemiologist in charge of reviewing COVID-19 scientific literature testified in court that there is little information available on the impacts of vaccination on in-flight transmission of the virus. “There are not many studies that look at vaccination status, most of the research that’s been done occurred prior to widespread vaccination,” said Dr….