Tag: Vaccine

Slovenia Halts J&J Vaccine After Young Woman’s Death; Mass Protest Erupts in Capital

Slovenia has temporarily suspended the use of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine after a 20-year-old woman who had recently received the single dose shot died, officials announced on Wednesday. “According to the notification of a serious adverse event after vaccination Janssen [J&J], members of the advisory group suggest that vaccination with this vaccine be…


COVID-19 Vaccine Should Not Be Mandated for Children: Dr. Scott Atlas

The COVID-19 vaccine should not be mandated for children since it does not “necessarily benefit” them like the vaccines required for school and child care, according to former White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Scott Atlas. “Those vaccines that are mandated for children, even if you believe they should be mandated, are for diseases that are…


Boston Rally Protests Against Vaccine Mandate

Mary Gordon-Judge and Michelle Orfanos, registered nurses from Massachusetts, felt they were “discarded like trash” as hospitals in the state announced plans to discipline employees who would not comply with their vaccine requirements. The nurses said their colleagues could easily get an exemption from flu shots in past years, but now only “a percentage of…


Hospital System That Serves 4 States Fires 175 Workers After Vaccine Mandate

Days after announcing that about 375 healthcare employees would be suspended, a North Carolina-based hospital system confirmed Monday that around 175 workers were fired in one of the largest-ever mass terminations due to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Several days ago, Novant Health announced that around 375 of its employees had been suspended and were given…


Pfizer Submits Data for COVID-19 Vaccine in Children 5 to 11

Pfizer and its German partner on Tuesday said they submitted data concerning results of a COVID-19 vaccine trial in children as young as 5. Pfizer and BioNTech sent the data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The data is from a Phase 2/3 trial examining the companies’ COVID-19 shot in children 5 to…


Navy SEALs Told They’re Undeployable If They Don’t Get a COVID-19 Vaccine: Lawyers

Navy SEALs have been informed by superiors that they won’t be deployed if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if they’re granted a religious or medical exemption, according to lawyers representing the elite special operations troops and a document seen by The Epoch Times. “What they’ve been told is if they apply for…


Navy SEALs Told They’re Undeployable If They Don’t Get COVID-19 Vaccine: Lawyers

Navy SEALs have been informed by their superiors that they won’t be deployed if they refuse to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if they’re granted a religious or medical exemption, according to lawyers representing the elite special operations troops and a document seen by The Epoch Times. “What they’ve been told is if they apply…


Orange County Sees Slight Drop in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s number of coronavirus hospitalizations dropped slightly, according to the most recent data released by the state, falling from 312 Saturday to 309, with the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care declining from 85 to 80. The county has 22.6 percent of its intensive care unit beds available and 66 percent…


CDC Director: Loss of Unvaccinated Healthcare Workers Is a ‘Challenge’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers will likely create staff shortages around the United States, coming as some hospital CEOs have issued warnings. “We have seen that these vaccine mandates get more people vaccinated,” Walensky said during a “Good Morning America” appearance on Monday. “It absolutely…


CDC Director: Loss of Unvaccinated Health Care Workers Is a ‘Challenge’

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers will likely create staff shortages around the United States, echoing the recent warnings of some hospital chief executives. “We have seen that these vaccine mandates get more people vaccinated,” Walensky said during a “Good Morning America”…