Category: vaccine mandate

Michigan Health System Employees Sue Over Vaccine Mandate

A group of 51 employees of a Detroit health care organization filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The lawsuit argues that the Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) violated the plaintiffs’ right to bodily autonomy and right to reject medical treatment under interpretations of the 14th Amendment. The lawsuit seeks a…


Australia’s Largest Telco Considering Vaccine Mandates for 8,000 Frontline Staff

Another one of Australia’s largest businesses, telecommunications giant Telstra has begun considering a vaccine mandate for 8,300 of its frontline staff. CEO Andy Penn on Monday proposed that the vaccination would be a condition of employment. “More than most other companies our teams stretch across the far reaches of Australia—from our cities to remote outback…


Nearly 60,000 Sign Petition Against Mandatory Vaccination of Teachers

Nearly 60,000 Australians in one week have signed a petition against a state-wide vaccination deadline for educators in New South Wales (NSW) by Nov. 8. In late August, the state government released its plan to see a staggered return of students to classrooms from kindergarten and Year One on Oct. 25 to all students by…


Oregon Police and Firefighters Sue Governor Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A coalition of Oregon police officers and firefighters have sued Gov. Kate Brown over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees. The plaintiffs—including the Oregon Fraternal Order of Police and the Kingsley Firefighters Association—argued in a lawsuit filed Friday in a Jefferson County court (pdf) that Brown’s executive order violates a number of laws and…


Man Arrested for Allegedly Stabbing a Protester at ‘Choose Freedom March’

A Long Beach man dressed in all black was arrested Sept. 1 after allegedly stabbing a man last month during a protest against vaccine mandates.  Eric Cohen, 30, was booked at the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder and is currently held on a $1 million bail.  “In Los Angeles, we’re not…


More Than Half Care Home Managers Expect Staff Loss Over Mandatory Vaccination: Survey

Staff shortages in UK care homes will be exacerbated by the looming CCP virus vaccine mandate, a survey suggests. The government stipulated in August that all care home workers and visitors will have to prove they are fully vaccinated from Nov. 11 unless they are exempt under the regulations. A new survey published on Friday by…


Sydney Law Firm Files Lawsuit to Overturn Australian State’s Public Health Orders

A Sydney law firm has filed an action against the New South Wales (NSW) health minister, chief medical officer, and the state and federal governments, calling for public health orders to be declared unconstitutional and illegal. Ashley, Francina, Leonard and Associates (AFL) argue that the health orders require vaccinations to be mandated across a broad…


Judge Denies Halt to Michigan State University’s Vaccine Mandate

A federal judge denied a temporary restraining order sought by a Michigan State University (MSU) employee who sued over the school’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming she has natural immunity. Jeanna Norris is a supervisory administrative associate and fiscal officer at MSU. The university has threatened disciplinary action, including termination, if employees do not comply with…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 2)

At least 45 are dead, hundreds are without homes, and thousands are without power following Ida’s path through the northeast, residents in a New Orleans suburb are still reeling from the damages to their homes, and Los Angeles firefighters fight their department’s vaccine mandate.


Vaccine Mandates ‘Creating a Two-Tier Society’ in the US: Expert

While there is technically no federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the United States, widespread vaccine mandates among public and private institutions have formed a “de facto…nationwide mandate” that is “creating a two-tier society” in which the unvaccinated are systematically ostracized, warns economist and author Jim Rickards. “Whether you had [COVID-19] or not, need [the vaccine]…