NEW YORK—Amid record-cold temperatures, hundreds gathered in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Tuesday to protest against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates, imploring Mayor Eric Adams to allow city workers who were fired for not taking the jabs to be rehired. Adams recently granted vaccination exemption for the city’s athletes and performers. “We are not anti-vaxxers,…
Terminated NYC Workers Ask Mayor to Spare Them From Vaccine Mandates Since Athletes Are Now Exempt
March 31, 2022
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Playing the ‘Long Game’: People’s Convoy Organizers Pledge to Continue Efforts to End National COVID Emergency
HAGERSTOWN, Md.—Organizers of the “People’s Convoy” have vowed to continue pressing for an end to the national COVID emergency, saying they were in it to play the “long game.” During speeches at a March 26 rally in Hagerstown, Maryland, co-organizers Brian Brase and Mike Landis said that spending a few days away from Hagerstown Speedway,…
Supreme Court Sides With Pentagon Over COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Navy SEALs Deployment
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday in favor of the Pentagon, temporarily granting the department’s request to let U.S. Navy commanders consider COVID-19 vaccination status when deciding whether to deploy Navy SEALs or other Navy Special Warfare personnel. The order overturns a district court order in January, and is in place until ongoing litigation is…
Setting a Benchmark for Lifting COVID-19 Mandates ‘Complicated,’ Federal Health Minister Says
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says it’s too “complicated” to set a benchmark of specific metrics towards ending the federal vaccine mandates. On March 21, opposition members of the House of Commons health committee hammered the minister with questions about a timeline, a benchmark, or a set of conditions that would lead to the end of…
New Brunswick Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Most Public Service Servants
New Brunswick says its COVID-19 vaccine mandate will no longer be a condition of employment for its civil servants come March 28. The announcement Friday, however, does not include employees working at health facilities, Ambulance New Brunswick, corrections, and those who provide health care services to patients residing in homes, including personal residences, special care…
New Brunswick Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Most Government Employees
New Brunswick says its COVID-19 vaccine mandate will no longer be a condition of employment for civil servants come March 28. The announcement on March 18, however, does not include employees working at health facilities, Ambulance New Brunswick, corrections, and those who provide health-care services to patients residing in homes, including personal residences, special care…
New York City to Indefinitely Continue Vaccine Mandate for Private Sector
New York City’s new health commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, said on Friday that the city’s vaccine mandate for private-sector workers who work on-site will continue indefinitely. The city’s school mask mandate for children aged 5 and under will also remain in place. At his first COVID-19 press briefing, when asked whether there were any specific benchmarks that would…
Federal Vaccine Mandates Under Review, Says Chief Public Health Officer
The federal government is moving more slowly than the provinces to repeal COVID-19 public health restrictions, but it is nonetheless shifting its thinking from “requirements” to “recommendations,” notably with vaccine mandates under review, says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. “As you’ve seen across the country right now, the public health strategy is moving…
Canada Scraps Pre-Entry COVID Test for Fully Vaccinated Travellers
The Canadian government announced on March 17 that fully vaccinated travellers coming to Canada will no longer be subjected to pre-entry COVID-19 testing beginning on April 1. “I think it’s fair to say that we are now entering into a transition phase of this pandemic,” said Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos in a virtual press conference…
‘Mental Health Crisis’: Psychologist Group Urged Ending BC’s Vaccine Mandate for Regulated Health Workers
Just prior to B.C. scrapping plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all regulated health professionals, a group of psychologists had pushed back against the policy. Shortly before that, regional health officials also pointed to evidence that vaccine mandates do not reduce transmission of the virus. On March 10, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said…
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