Tag: Vaccine

Unvaxxed Tax: Quebec Announces ‘Significant’ Financial Penalty on the Unvaccinated

Quebec has announced that the unvaccinated will have to pay an extra “health contribution,” making it the first jurisdiction in Canada to impose a financial penalty on those who refuse the shot. Premier François Legault made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, a day after receiving the resignation of Horacio Arruda, the province’s…


Fauci: Research Into Universal Coronavirus Vaccines Making Progress

Research into vaccines that would protect against all coronaviruses is making progress, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, also known as SARS-CoV-2, or a type of coronavirus. The COVID-19 vaccines have plummeted in effectiveness against virus infection over time, particularly since the rise in the…


Canada Resists Pressure to Drop Vaccine Mandate for Cross-Border Truckers

OTTAWA—Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing ahead with a vaccine mandate for international truckers despite increasing pressure from critics who say it will exacerbate driver shortages and drive up the price of goods imported from the United States. Canada will require all truckers entering from the United States to show proof of vaccination starting on Saturday as part of its fight against COVID-19. That could force…


Air Force Rejects Medical Exemption Request to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Despite Documented Allergy

The Air Force has rejected a medical exemption application to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate from a reservist despite the member presenting proof that she has an allergy to one of the vaccine’s components. The reservist went to a clinic in Texas and underwent allergy testing to components of the vaccine, according to a letter…


Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Hospital Can Fire Employees Who Refuse Vaccine

The highest court in the state of Louisiana upheld a hospital COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, ruling that a top hospital can fire employees that do not comply with its policy. “This court finds Employer is entitled to terminate Employees for failure to comply with the vaccine mandate,” said the unanimous court decision, authored by…


COVID-19 Vaccines Linked to Change in Menstrual Cycles: Study

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine has been linked to a change in the menstrual cycle among women, per a new study. Dr. Alison Edelman of the Oregon Health & Science University and other researchers studied cycles among 2,403 vaccinated and 1,556 unvaccinated women and concluded vaccination was associated with a change in cycle length. The change…


Moderna CEO Claims People May Need 4th COVID-19 Shot in the Fall

Moderna’s Chief Executive Officer Stephane Bancel said on Thursday that people may need a fourth COVID-19 shot in the fall of 2022 due to the efficacy of third shots likely declining in the next several months. “I still believe we’re going to need boosters in the fall of ’22 and forward,” Bancel said at a…


US Appeals Court Upholds Decision to Block Vaccine Mandate for Contractors in 3 States

A federal appeals court upheld a decision to temporarily block the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors in three states. A judge in Louisville, Kentucky, issued a ruling blocking the mandate for Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee in November. And on Wednesday, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the injunction in a…


Pfizer: Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Data for Children Under 5 Expected by April

Pfizer has amended its COVID-19 vaccine trial for younger children and expects results in several months, a researcher said Wednesday. The study has been adjusted from two doses to three doses in light of the growing body of evidence showing the primary regimen’s effects wane as time goes on from vaccination, Dr. Alejandra Gurtman, part of…


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