Category: vaccine mandate

Quarantine Free International Arrivals Needed ‘As Soon as Possible’: Queensland Tourism Industry Body

Tourism operators in Queensland are excited that the state will be reopening its interstate border to those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 after 18 months of disruption, according to the state’s peak tourism industry body. “We’re very keen to get this really important industry going again,” Daniel Gschwind, Chief Executive of Queensland Tourism…


COVID Vaccination Deadline Arrives for LAUSD Employees

LOS ANGELES—Today, Nov. 15, is the deadline for Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with those who fail to meet the requirement facing possible termination. It was not immediately known how many LAUSD employees have not yet complied with the mandate. An LAUSD representative said data was still being…


LIVE: House Freedom Caucus Holds Hearing on Biden’s Vaccine Mandate


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Nov. 15)

Inflation is weighing on the minds of American consumers. The Biden administration says its social spending plan could slow it down but others say more spending would make inflation worse. The U.S. surgeon-general speaks out against the court order blocking the federal vaccine mandate. This, while a multi-state hospital system can’t fire its non-compliant employees…


Quebec Judge Rules Province’s Abandoned Health-Care Vaccine Mandate Is Legal

MONTREAL—A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of the province’s vaccine mandate for health−care workers, nearly two weeks after the government suspended the health order. Justice Michel Yergeau’s decision released today denies the request for an injunction brought by unvaccinated health network employees. The Quebec government announced on Nov. 3 it was abandoning…


Rep. Carter: COVID-19 Vaccines Work but Mandates Unconstitutional

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said over the weekend that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective but vaccine mandates violate rights laid out in U.S. Constitution. “The mandates are unconstitutional. And we are going to be taking that to the courts if we need to if they don’t stop them,” Carter said on NTD’s “Capitol…


2nd Australian Senator Pledges to Withdraw Vote Over Mandatory Vaccine Policy

A second senator from the Coalition has pledged to withhold support for any government-backed legislation until Australians refusing to receive the vaccine are “given protection from discrimination.” South Australian Senator Alex Antic’s move follows fellow Coalition member and Queensland Senator Gerard Rennick, who has also pledged to withhold his vote over vaccine mandates and concerns…


Military Branches Have Not Granted Any Religious Exemption Requests From Vaccine Mandate: Filings

No U.S. military branch has granted a request for religious accommodations from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, military officials said in court filings Friday. Over 16,000 U.S. service members have submitted applications for a religious exemption from the vaccination requirements, according to court documents. The Air Force has seen the most, by far, with 11,070. The…


US Appeals Court Rejects Biden Challenge Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a challenge by President Joe Biden and his administration on Friday and re-affirmed its decision to put on hold Biden’s order for companies with 100 workers or more to mandate COVID-19 vaccines. Biden’s rule was issued by the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), requiring businesses with 100 employees…


US Appeals Court Reaffirms Hold on Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Private Businesses

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a challenge by President Joe Biden and his administration on Friday and re-affirmed its decision to put on hold Biden’s order for companies with 100 workers or more to mandate COVID-19 vaccines. Biden’s rule was issued by the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), requiring businesses with 100 employees…