JERUSALEM—Israel has administered a 4th vaccine dose to more than 500,000 people, the Health Ministry said Friday. Israel began administering second boosters to the most vulnerable late last month and later began offering them to everyone over 60. Authorities hope the additional boosters will blunt a wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant. Health…
Moderna, Novavax, and Other Vaccine Stocks Extending Losses
COVID-19 vaccine stocks are all retreating sharply for a second day running on Friday. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against President Joe Biden’s quest to make it mandatory for large businesses employing over 100 people to have their staff vaccinated and undergo weekly testing. The mandate is a significant encroachment on the lives and…
‘Military Leadership Is Failing Us’: Unvaccinated Marine Officer Who Was Denied Religious Exemption Speaks Out
An unvaccinated Marine Corps officer is sounding the alarm, saying that the denial of religious exemptions for the Defense Department’s (DoD) COVID-19 vaccine mandate which went into effect in August is a direct assault on the rights of service-members everywhere, and may be part of a larger effort to purge the military of conservative-leaning Christians….
Puerto Rico Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Students Over Age 12
Students aged 12 and older are required to get a COVID-19 booster shot in Puerto Rico as the governor of the island nation announced a string of new measures on Thursday targeting public schools, the entertainment sector, and tourism. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, a Democrat, stressed in a series of posts on social media that every…
Legault’s ‘Unvaxxed Tax’ Escalates Scapegoating of the Unvaccinated
Commentary The latest news in the increasingly bizarre world created by the politicians in response to COVID-19 is that Québec Premier François Legault has decided to impose a health-care surcharge on people who do not get vaccinated. The ostensible rationale behind the surcharge is that, in the premier’s words, “the vaccine is the key to…
Legault’s ‘Unvaxxed Tax’ Is Really About Scapegoating the Unvaccinated to Deflect From Failures
Commentary The latest news in the increasingly bizarre world created by the politicians in response to COVID-19 is that Québec Premier François Legault has decided to impose a health-care surcharge on people who do not get vaccinated. The ostensible rationale behind the surcharge is that, in the premier’s words, “the vaccine is the key to…
Military Grants First Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Marine Corps is the first U.S. military branch to grant religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, nearly two months after the vaccination deadline for active-duty Marines. The Marines approved two requests for religious accommodation from the mandate, the branch said in a statement on Thursday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the mandate…
South Korea to Deploy Pfizer COVID-19 Pills; Authorizes Novavax Vaccine
SEOUL—South Korea authorized the use of Novavax Inc.’s vaccine on Wednesday and will begin treating coronavirus patients with Pfizer’s antiviral pills on Friday. Some 630,000 of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pills, enough for 21,000 people, arrived on Thursday to be distributed to 280 pharmacies and 90 residential treatment centers, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)…
Federal Agency to Compile List of Employees Who Seek Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
All employees at an obscure federal agency who claim religious exemptions from President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be added to a list, the agency said in a public notice this week. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) posted the notice in the Federal Register, asking the public for comment on the…
Fully Vaccinated Australians In Hospital With COVID-19 Surpass Unvaccinated
For the first time, New South Wales (NSW) has seen more fully vaccinated patients hospitalised with COVID-19 compared to the number of unvaccinated patients as the Omicron outbreak continues to edge toward its peak. Data published by the NSW government’s COVID-19 Critical Intelligence Unit has revealed that as of Jan. 9, 67.4 percent of COVID-19…
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