Since the Hong Kong government is trying to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate, although people are allowed to apply for a “COVID-19 vaccination medical exemption certificate,” commonly known as a “jab-free cert,” from doctors because of their own illness, the authorities tightened the threshold at the beginning of this year, forcing many people who need…

An increasing number of COVID-19 deaths are occurring among individuals in the United States who have been vaccinated, according to federal data. In August of 2021, roughly 18.9 percent of COVID-19 deaths happened among individuals who were vaccinated, an ABC News analysis of the data shows. Six months later in February 2022, that figure had risen to over 40…

A team of experts from different fields, including medical statisticians and a medical anthropologist, has rebutted a recent article published in a Canadian medical journal that defends the use of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by claiming that a mathematical model shows unvaccinated people increase the risk of infection among the vaccinated. “It is especially problematic that…

News Analysis Despite promises from President Joe Biden and top health officials that COVID-19 vaccines would prevent severe illness, death, and perhaps even transmission of the virus, data indicate that thousands of Americans are dying from the illness even after having been vaccinated. Striking evidence comes from California, Georgia, and Illinois, where a third of…

A Quebec man has lost his child visitation rights after a Superior Court judge issued a temporary suspension on him, on grounds that he is not vaccinated and appears to oppose the province’s COVD-19 public health measures. “It would normally be in the best interest of the child to have contact with his father, but…

A Quebec man has lost his child visitation rights after a Superior Court judge issued a temporary suspension on the grounds that he is not vaccinated and appears to oppose the province’s COVD-19 public health measures. “It would normally be in the best interest of the child to have contact with his father, but it…

An “Assignment Details” post by a Florida university professor that offered 10 “extra Credit” points for students who got COVID-19 vaccines was quickly pulled by the university the day after being contacted by The Epoch Times. In a screenshot of the Assignment Details posted at 6:17 p.m. on Jan. 10 by Professor Dianna Taylor for…

NEW YORK—Kevin Durant reiterated Friday that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets’ games. In fact, he won’t even ask his close friend why he refuses to get the shot. “I told him how important he is and…

DUBLIN—Ireland will no longer require vaccinated arriving travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test, Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday. A government spokesman said the change will take effect on Thursday. Unvaccinated travelers will still be required to show a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival. Ireland introduced the…

Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says it is possible that the government will make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for Quebecers if necessary. “I would simply say today that if we have to go there, we’ll go there,” Dubé said during a press conference on Dec. 22. “Right now we’re not there.” The minister was responding to…