Tag: vaccine passport

New York Ends ‘Excelsior’ COVID-19 Vaccine Passport App

New York officials have announced the end of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine passport app, as demand has dried up for the pandemic-era relic that critics call discriminatory. The plug will be pulled on the Excelsior Pass Plus (EPP) on July 28, amid plummeting demand for access to digital test and vaccine records and as the…


New COVID Variant Has Unusual Symptom; WHO Launches Global Vax Passports | Facts Matter

The CDC just announced a new COVID variant, Arcturus, which is spreading throughout the United States and carries with it some unusual symptoms—symptoms not seen with other variants. And strangely enough, the rise of this new variant coincides perfectly with the World Health Organization’s new plan to adopt the European Union’s digital vaccine passport setup. They’re…


Vaccine Passport Unconstitutional, Say Ontario Residents Launching Appeal

Lawyers representing several Ontario residents have filed an appeal claiming the province’s vaccine passport system was unconstitutional. The appellants are challenging a December decision by the Ontario Superior Court that upheld the legality of the passport system. The appellants say they did not get vaccinated due to religious beliefs or concerns about adverse effects. The…


Georgia Senate Approves Permanent Ban on COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

Georgia state senators have voted to make permanent a soon-to-expire law that bans government agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or “vaccine passports,” as a condition of service. In May 2022, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, signed into law a bill that makes it illegal for state and local governments—including public school districts—to demand proof…


Florida Seeks to Ban Vaccine Discrimination

Florida legislators are considering House and Senate civil rights bills that protect residents from discrimination based on their vaccine or immunity status. The protection would extend to people concerning all vaccines, not just the increasingly controversial COVID shots. Senate Bill 222, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Fla.), and House Bill 305, sponsored by Rep. Webster…


Public Health Agency Claims Mandatory ArriveCan Saved Travellers Time

A Public Health Agency report submitted to a House of Commons committee says that the mandatory ArriveCan app travellers were required to use when entering and leaving Canada, under threat of fines if they didn’t, saved travellers “about five minutes” at border crossings. “ArriveCan was a necessary component of Canada’s measures to prevent the introduction and…


Trudeau Called to to Testify in Court on Gravel-Throwing Incident During 2021 Campaign

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been reportedly served with a subpoena to testify in court in relation to a protest in which pebbles were thrown at him during his 2021 campaign tour in London, Ontario. London police had charged the 25-year-old suspect, Shane Marshall, with one count of assault with a weapon for reportedly throwing…


Trudeau Called to Testify in Court on Gravel-Throwing Incident During 2021 Campaign

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been reportedly served with a subpoena to testify in court in relation to a protest in which pebbles were thrown at him during his 2021 campaign tour in London, Ontario. London police had charged the 25-year-old suspect, Shane Marshall, with one count of assault with a weapon for reportedly throwing…


Alleged Lack of Transparency Renews Fears Over Vaccine Passports in Orange County

The controversy over vaccine passports has resurfaced in Orange County, California, as a new potential contract with the firm that was paid $4 million to develop a digital vaccination tracking program recently appeared on multiple Board of Supervisors public meeting agendas—but was then removed. According to county documents, County Health Officer Dr. Clayton Chau submitted…


Ontario Superior Court Upholds Vaccine Passport, Appeal Expected

An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling on Dec. 13 held that vaccine passports were constitutional. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) said it is considering an appeal. JCCF represented eight clients who argued their Charter freedoms were violated by vaccine passports. One of the clients was Sarah Lamb, who experienced long-term neurological side…