On dialysis and potentially facing death, a 41-year-old homeschooling mother of seven young children has been rejected as a candidate for a life-saving kidney transplant by Emory Healthcare Inc. of Atlanta. The reason? The woman, who has already had COVID-19, refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine on religious and medical grounds. To protect her privacy,…

A study published in JAMA Network Open on Jan. 3 found that children and adolescents with a history of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), a rare and potentially fatal immune reaction to COVID-19 infection, reported no serious complications after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. “We are very reassured by the results,” said Dr. Matthew Elias, an attending cardiologist…

NEW YORK—Nearly a year ago the City of New York required all its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A few religious and medical exemptions and accommodations were granted, but for the most part, anyone who filed for either was denied. Those who lodged requests included police officers, sanitation workers, schoolteachers—just about every position citywide….

NEW YORK—Marjel Kola was living the American dream. After attending college in Italy, he emigrated to the United States from his home country of Albania at age 22. He joined the New York Police Department at 33. He and his wife own their own house in the suburbs. But the dream came to an end…

A Quebec judge has ruled in favour of a mother who can have her son receive the COVID-19 shots without the father’s consent, and the father is banned from taking the child to participate in COVID-19 protests. In a ruling dated April 12, Superior Court Justice Nathalie Pelletier sided with the 10-year-old’s mother, who said…

A Quebec judge has ruled in favour of a mother who wants to have her son to receive COVID-19 vaccination without the father’s consent, and has also banned the father from taking the child to participate in COVID-19 protests. In a ruling dated April 12, Superior Court Justice Nathalie Pelletier sided with the 10-year-old’s mother,…

The issue of COVID-19 vaccinations, which polls show has become a divisive issue in society, has also caused rifts in some families. A Saskatchewan father recently went into hiding with his young daughter to keep her from receiving the COVID vaccine, just one case of many across Canada where vaccination status is becoming a point…

The Victorian government has urged eligible Victorians to get their booster shots as the state introduces new pandemic restrictions and vaccine mandates on Jan. 10 Night clubs, pubs and bars are set to close from Jan. 12 at 11.59 p.m. onwards, although dancefloors at wedding venues will stay open. The Andrews government also strongly recommended…

JAKARTA—Indonesia will start administering COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged between 6–11 on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, as the Southeast Asian country becomes one of the first in the region to inoculate the very young. Indonesia approved China’s Sinovac Biotech vaccine for the age group last month and about 26.5 million children have been…

National Guard members who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be able to participate in training and risk having their pay withheld, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revealed Tuesday. In a memo to military officials (pdf), Austin stressed that vaccination is “essential to the health and readiness of the force,” and that the secretary of the…