Category: vaccine mandate

Court Lets Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers Take Effect in Some States

A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a nationwide ban on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for some 17 million health care workers. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the rule will remain blocked in 14 states that brought a lawsuit against it in federal court in Louisiana, but that it will be…


Senate Passes Legislation to Prevent Dishonorable Discharges for Unvaccinated Servicemembers

The Senate has passed a draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would forbid the Department of Defense from dishonorably discharging members of the military whose only offense was refusing the vaccine. The bill rider to the larger NDAA package was put forward by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) to “prevent Joe Biden from…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 15)

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 15)

Communities in Kentucky are helping each other survive the tornado aftermath and mourning those they’ve lost, Amtrak is suspending its vaccine mandate for employees, and Vyera Pharmaceuticals founder Martin Shkreli is facing trial over illegally hiking the prices of a life-saving drug.


LA Delays Vaccine Mandate for Students Until Fall Semester

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education will postpone the deadline for full COVID-19 vaccination for students until fall 2022 as 34,000 students in the district remain unvaccinated. “These are tough decisions, but we have options thanks to our LAUSD families’ outstanding vaccination rate,” board member Jackie Goldberg said in a statement…


Deep Dive (Dec. 14): Cuomo Ordered to Turn Over $5.1 Million From Pandemic Book Deal

Rescuers are racing the clock to find remaining survivors in the aftermath of the weekend’s deadly storms. More than 100 people are unaccounted for in Kentucky as of Monday night. The death toll from the devastating storms has risen to 88 across the impacted states. Hundreds of miles of death and devastation caused by at least five…


George Washington University Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots Amid Omicron Concerns

George Washington University now requires a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all eligible members of the campus community, citing recently detected cases of Omicron variant in Washington D.C. All students, faculty, and staff in university-operated facilities have to get a dose of the COVID-19 booster by Feb. 1, 2022, or be subject to weekly testings…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 14)

The tornado death toll rises in Kentucky, New York City’s vaccine mandate now includes kids as young as five years old, and the Jan. 6 Committee recommends contempt charge for Mark Meadows.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Dec. 14)

The tornado death toll rises in Kentucky, New York City’s vaccine mandate now includes children as young as 5 years old, and the Jan. 6 Committee recommends contempt charge for Mark Meadows.


Pennsylvania Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for K–12 Students

Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans on Monday approved legislation that would prohibit a COVID-19 vaccine mandate requirement for K–12 students in order for them to attend school, despite there being no such mandate currently in effect. Senate Bill 937, introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks, passed the upper chamber in a 28–21 vote along party lines and now…