Category: Vaccine

More Businesses Give Perks for Proof of Vaccination: Free Donuts and Rides, Dine-In Discounts

Businesses across America are increasingly leaning into the vaccination effort, offering a range of freebies and incentives to customers who show proof of getting a COVID-19 jab. Security experts note, however, that the information on vaccine record cards—currently the only proof of vaccination—contains sensitive information that bad actors could exploit, and so they urge people…


More Businesses Offer Perks for Proof of Vaccination: Free Donuts and Rides, Dine-In Discounts

Businesses across the United States are increasingly leaning into the vaccination effort, offering a range of freebies and incentives to customers who show proof of getting a COVID-19 shot. Security experts note, however, that the information on vaccine record cards—currently the only proof of vaccination—contains sensitive information that bad actors could exploit; they urge people…


Death From COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Affect Life Insurance Pay Out

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine will not impact people’s life insurance policy payout in the event of death, according to the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), a trade association that represents the life insurance industry in the United States. “Life insurance policy contracts are very clear on how policies work, and what cause, if any,…


Maryland Lawmaker Unveils Bill to Block Firms From Imposing Vaccine Mandate

A Maryland lawmaker has unveiled legislation that seeks to ban employers from terminating workers who refuse to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.


Germany’s Merkel Banks on Easter Circuit-Breaker to Combat ‘New Pandemic’

BERLIN—Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said early on Tuesday. In talks that ran deep into the night, Merkel pushed the leaders of Germany’s…


AstraZeneca May Have Used Outdated Information in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial: US

Results from a U.S. clinical trial testing the efficacy and safety of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information,” American officials said early Tuesday. The Data Safety Monitoring Board notified the company and two health agencies late Monday that it was worried by the information AstraZeneca released on its trial. The board, which monitors…


2.5 Million Getting COVID-19 Vaccines per Day in US, CDC Warns New Variants May Cause ‘Avoidable Surge’

About 2.5 million people are receiving COVID-19 vaccines per day in the United States, according to the Biden administration, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns of an “avoidable surge” amid increases in cases attributed to new variants of the CCP virus. Andrew Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…


Schools Canceled After Teachers, Staff ‘Ill From the Effects of the Vaccine’: Superintendent

A school district in New Hampshire canceled school on Monday when too many staff called in sick after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine the day before, Superintendent Kathleen Murphy said in a message to parents. “Early this morning, after receiving communication from our building Principals, I made the decision to close school for the day,” Murphy…


Classes Canceled as Teachers, Staff ‘Ill From the Effects of the Vaccine’: NH School District Superintendent

A school district in New Hampshire canceled school on Monday when too many staff called in sick after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine the day before, Superintendent Kathleen Murphy said in a message to parents. “Early this morning, after receiving communication from our building Principals, I made the decision to close school for the day,” Murphy…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Mar. 22)

New data says fraudsters could have pocketed more than $200 billion in unemployment benefits, what is causing it and what you should do if someone files for unemployment in your name? Are America’s mega corporations indirectly helping China’s Huawei succeed? NTD talks to a 5G entrepreneur to explore. In-person gym classes are reopening in New York…