Tag: Vaccine

Flu Vaccine Mandate Leaves University of California Students and Staff With Mixed Feelings

The University of California (UC) is requiring its students, faculty, and staff to receive a flu vaccine by mid-November, as part of its COVID-19 response, following a recent executive order. The mandate applies to individuals who learn, live, or work on a UC campus for the duration of the 2021-2022 flu season, according to UC…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Oct. 19)

More price hikes coming. A major producer of household goods saying costs are increasing faster than expected. But it’ll only charge more for certain categories. Johnson and Johnson reports earnings. It beat profit expectations, but missed revenue forecasts. How did its COVID-19 vaccine do? And a robo-taxi company testing self-driving cars in Seattle. Why pick…


Pennsylvania Hospital System Mitigates Worker Shortage With Bonuses, Vaccine Deferrals

As a worker shortage plagues most businesses, St. Luke’s University Health Network is using several strategies to mitigate employee loss, including how it administers the federal vaccine mandate, and large sign-on bonuses for new workers. St. Luke’s operates 12 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The health system recently…


127 Washington State Patrol Employees Terminated Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Over 100 workers were terminated because they didn’t comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Washington State Patrol announced Tuesday. The 127 workers include 53 civil servants and 67 troopers. The workers failed to provide proof that they had received a COVID-19 vaccine or an exemption for religious or medical reasons. “We will miss every…


Travis Tritt Cancels Concerts at Venues With Vaccine Requirements

Country music artist Travis Tritt announced Monday he will cancel upcoming concerts at venues that require proof of vaccination, a negative coronavirus test, or require wearing a mask. The award-winning performer said in a tweet on Tuesday, “The fear-mongering narrative is breaking down. People who stand up against this narrative scare the hell out of…


J&J Keeps Vaccine Sales Outlook Unchanged After Third-Quarter Miss

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported lower-than- expected quarterly revenue after sales of its COVID-19 vaccine missed Wall Street estimates following a string of production setbacks. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company maintained its 2021 sales goal of $2.5 billion from the vaccine, and said it recorded $766 million in sales of the shot in…


Idea of Mixing and Matching COVID-19 Vaccines Gains Momentum

The idea of mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines is gaining momentum, with a special focus on letting Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine recipients get a dose produced by a different company. The J&J produces inferior results compared to the vaccines that were created using messenger RNA technology. The main reason to allow heterologous vaccination schedules…


Idea of Mixing, Matching COVID-19 Vaccines Gains Momentum

The idea of mixing and matching different COVID-19 vaccines is gaining momentum, with a special focus on letting Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients get a dose produced by a different company. The J&J shot produces inferior results compared to the vaccines that were created using messenger RNA technology, according to studies and real-world evidence. The main…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 18)

Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should have been two doses instead of one. And Navy personnel faces a general discharge if they don’t get vaccinated by the deadline. Americans are kidnapped in Haiti. They were on their way home from building an orphanage when gang members kidnapped them in Haiti’s capital,…


New York Judge Restricts Unvaccinated Father From Visiting 3-Year-Old Daughter

A Manhattan judge suspended a Long Island father’s visitation with his toddler daughter unless he submits COVID-19 tests on a weekly basis or gets vaccinated—despite the man already having contracted the virus. “Here, in-person parental access by defendant is not in the child’s best interests, and there are exceptional circumstances that support its suspension,” wrote…