Category: vaccine mandates

Bank of America Employee Describes ‘Increasingly Stressful’ Working Conditions and Mandatory Waiving of HIPAA Rights

Amid a work culture described as “increasingly stressful” due COVID-19 policies, one Bank of America employee has also reported that when using the corporation’s vaccination status tool, one must waive one’s Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rights to proceed. “If you are like most people and you don’t read the fine print, you…


‘Save the Children’: Australians Rally Across the Country Against COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

Australians protested in large numbers across the country on Sunday against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in multiple states, with the turnout for the “Reclaim the Line” protests distinctly prominent in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), thousands of people peacefully gathered at Hyde Park before setting off on a march…


German Lawmakers Back Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers

BERLIN—German lawmakers have overwhelmingly backed a bill that requires staff at hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Of the 689 votes cast in the lower house on the measure, 571 were in favor and 80 were against. Abstentions were recorded for 38 lawmakers. The bill, which is being fast-tracked, still needs to…


The Left’s Vaccine Hypocrisy

Commentary The left wants liberty for pregnant women but tells the rest of us to pound salt. On Monday, lame-duck New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced, “Omicron is here, and it looks very transmissible.” So, de Blasio, ignoring scientific evidence that current COVID-19 vaccines will not stop the variant from spreading, decreed all…


Australian Workers Lose Appeal to Overturn Vaccine Mandate Ruling

The New South Wales Court (NSW) of Appeal has dismissed an appeal to overturn a court decision in mid-October that upheld the use of vaccine mandates across industries such as aged care, policing, and construction. On Dec. 8, three justices from the Court of Appeal, President Andrew Bell, Justice Anthony Meagher, and Mark Leeming, heard…


Facts Matter (Dec. 7): Florida Forms New Civilian Military Force That Reports to Governor DeSantis

As vaccine mandates are being rolled out to all of the National Guard troops throughout the nation, some states are fighting back. For instance, Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense. However, Florida is taking a different approach. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced that he is going to revive the Florida State…


Australians Who Spit, Cough, Sneeze on Retail Workers in Queensland Face Fines

Australians in the state of Queensland (QLD) will be fined if they deliberately spit, cough, or sneeze on retail workers who deny them entry to businesses from Dec. 17, when only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into a range of venues. This comes as QLD’s new public health directives are a little over a…


Alabama Governor Urges OSHA Not to Adopt Economically Damaging Vaccine Mandate

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) not to adopt a COVID-19 mandate that will cause “economic damage” to her state. In a letter sent to OSHA’s Assistant Secretary of Labor Douglas Parker on Dec. 3, Ivey urged the agency not to adopt its COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency…


Biden Administration’s Latest COVID-19 Rule Goes Into Effect

The Biden administration’s latest COVID-19 rule went into effect Monday and requires all international travelers to test negative for the CCP virus within 24 hours of departure to the United States regardless of vaccination status. “All air passengers 2 years or older with a flight departing to the US from a foreign country at or…


Canadian Employers, Facing Labor Shortage, Accommodate the Unvaccinated

OTTAWA—Canada’s tight labor market is forcing many companies to offer regular COVID-19 testing over vaccine mandates, while others are reversing previously announced inoculation requirements. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government adopted one of the strictest inoculation policies in the world for civil servants and has already put more than 1,000 workers on unpaid leave, with…