Category: vaccine mandate

Court Gives Australian Health Service Greenlight to Dismiss 90 Unvaccinated Nurses

One of Australia’s largest public health services has received the go-ahead by the Federal Court to take disciplinary action, including dismissal, against a group of nurses who failed to meet Victoria’s mandated vaccine deadline. Around 90 nurses tried to block the action arguing they had the right to be consulted about Monash Health’s mandatory vaccination…


Capitol Report (Nov. 3): Virginia Election Has National Implications

Virginians voted in an unexpectedly close race for governor. We have analysis on the results from the commonwealth. And we speak to a Virginia congressman to find out what this could mean for the future of Virginia and the nation moving forward. President Joe Biden just unveiled his new plan to reduce U.S. methane emissions…


Vaccine Mandates Create Tough Choices, Hardship for Workers

Like many American workers whose lives have been turned upside down by employer vaccine mandates, Texan Shawn Gordon faces a stark dilemma—violate his principles, or forfeit his job. The mental and emotional strain for Gordon and others like him has been painful. About a dozen workers from various walks of life, but all facing a…


California Initiates COVID-19 Vaccine Program for 5 to 11 Age Group

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Nov. 3 a new vaccination program for children ages 5 to 11 that will allocate 1.2 million vaccines for the age group and set up 4,000 vaccine sites throughout the state. The program was announced one day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children…


Hindered by Bureaucracy, Army Civilians Only Have Few Days to Apply for Vaccine Exemption

Civilian employees of the U.S. Army are racing against the clock to apply for medical and religious exemptions from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination because until recently the Army didn’t have a procedure in place for them to do so. Some employees call it unfair. Some even suspect the Army headquarters was slow to resolve the issue…


Hindered by Bureaucracy, Army Civilians Only Have a Few Days to Apply for Vaccine Exemption

Civilian employees of the U.S. Army are racing against the clock to apply for medical and religious exemptions from mandatory COVID-19 vaccination because until recently the Army didn’t have a procedure in place for them to do so. Some employees call it unfair. Some even suspect the Army headquarters was slow to resolve the issue…


LA Schools to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Children Ages 5–11

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the nation, announced Nov. 2 the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to students between 5 and 11 years old. “The COVID-19 vaccine is highly encouraged for children ages 5-11. However, it will not be part of Los Angeles Unified’s current student vaccine requirement,”…


LA Schools to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine to Children Ages 5 to 11

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the second-largest school district in the nation, announced Nov. 2 the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to students between 5 and 11 years old. “The COVID-19 vaccine is highly encouraged for children ages 5-11. However, it will not be part of Los Angeles Unified’s current student vaccine requirement,”…


Quebec Drops COVID Vaccine Mandate for Existing Health-Care Workers

Quebec says existing health-care workers won’t have to get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep their jobs, marking a reversal in the province’s position. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says it will be up to individual health workers in his province whether they want to get vaccinated or not. In a press conference in Quebec City…


Over 10,000 Active-Duty Air Force Personnel Not Vaccinated by Deadline

Over 3 percent of active-duty Air Force personnel did not get fully vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19 or get approved for an exemption, the military service announced a day after its COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline. The members were given until Nov. 2 to be fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes…