Tag: Vaccine

Vaccination Mandates for South Australian Bound Truck Drivers

South Australia (SA) has imposed vaccination mandates on all truck drivers and other freight workers coming into the state by road after many cases of COVID-19 were link to the transport sector. Many of the recently reported cases in SA were linked to trucker drivers who have passed through the state. From Thursday, Oct. 7,…


WHO Recommends World’s First Malaria Vaccine for At-Risk Children

The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is recommending “widespread use” of a malaria vaccine for children in sub-Saharan Africa and other at-risk regions. The recommendation for the AS01 formulation of the RTS,S vaccine, also known as Mosquirix™, is largely based on results from an ongoing pilot program in Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi that followed more than 800,000…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Oct. 6)

A possible short term solution for funding the government, senate minority leader Mitch McConnell today says republicans will help raise the debt limit, but just for two months. The federal student loan forgiveness program is getting a major overhaul. The department of education says these changes could help thousands of people working in government and…


Pfizer Scientists in Undercover Videos Say Natural Immunity Likely Better Than COVID-19 Vaccination

A trio of scientists at Pfizer were recorded speaking to undercover reporters about the existence of natural immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19, with one saying workers had been told not to discuss the protection publicly. Natural immunity refers to the protection people enjoy against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus after recovering from COVID-19. “When somebody…


Lithuanian Government to Offer Seniors €100 to Get COVID-19 Shots

The Lithuanian cabinet on Wednesday has approved a proposal to pay 100 euros (about $115) to those aged 75 and older to get vaccinated against the CCP virus as one-third in this age group hesitates to get the jab. “There are over 270,000 people in Lithuania who are aged 75 years and over; they belong…


Looking for Compromise: Pennsylvania Health Heroes Face Consequences of Refusing Vaccine

FAYETTEVILLE, Pa.—Brandon Adkins wore his “Hero” t-shirt to an off-campus gathering of Wellspan Health workers who are eager to find a compromise to the impossible choice: get vaccinated or get fired. Not long ago, before the vaccine was developed, when more people were dying and the way COVID-19 spreads was less understood, healthcare workers like…


LA County Employees Lawsuit Alleges COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate ‘Unconstitutional’

Five Los Angeles County employees sued the city over the recent COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, arguing that the mandate is “unconstitutional.” Back in August, Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis issued an executive order mandating all county workers receive COVID-19 vaccination by Oct.7—an order which the rest of the board later…


Family Laments Loss of Woman Who Died of Blood Clots Following Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine

Family members say Jessica Berg Wilson was a one-of-a-kind person, a “beautiful soul” whose passions were motherhood and being a volunteer “room mom” at her community school. But slowly, the stay-at-home mother felt her freedom to choose was being taken away by COVID-19 mandates, they say. “She felt inwardly she no longer had a choice…


Norway, Portugal to Offer COVID-19 Boosters to People Aged 65 and Older

Norwegian and Portuguese authorities confirmed COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will soon become available for people aged 65 and older. A third dose will start being offered in late October or early November to Norwegians who received their second dose at least six months prior, Health Minister Bent Hoeie said on Tuesday. Hoeie emphasizes that this…


Johnson & Johnson Asks US Regulators to Authorize COVID-19 Booster Shot

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize a second shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The New Jersey-based company officially asked for an expansion of the emergency use authorization that U.S. regulators granted in late February for the single-shot vaccine. Johnson & Johnson says analysis of U.S. insurance claims…