The first COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in the United States is not available yet and it’s unclear when the first doses will be ready for administration. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Aug. 23 approved a vaccine from Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech. But at the same time, drug regulators extended (pdf)…
China: Reservoir Water Discharged Without Warning
A Chinese man is on day three of a hunger strike. He’s protesting after police forcibly vaccinated him. Another man was pinned down on the ground by Chinese policemen, all because he refused to get tested for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Is China’s pandemic cure worse than the disease? The country’s strict lockdown measures reportedly…
Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls for Vaccine Mandate and Stricter COVID-19 Protocols
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is calling for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, along with stricter quarantine rules for all eligible students in Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). UTLA also announced support for a vaccine mandate for eligible students, in the wake of the FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID vaccine, UTLA said in…
Europe’s CDC Breaks With Biden Admin, Says COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Not ‘Urgent’
The European Union’s counterpart to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there is no urgent need to deploy COVID-19 vaccine boosters, coming a week after federal health officials recommended them and set a Sept. 20 deadline. On Thursday morning, Europe’s CDC—the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC)—stated that booster doses…
Woman Faces One Year in Jail for Allegedly Using Fake Vaccination Card in Hawaii
An Illinois woman was arrested this week for allegedly attempting to use a falsified COVID-19 vaccination card when entering Hawaii, authorities say. Chloe Mrozak, 24, of Oak Lawn, intentionally or recklessly tried using the fake document, which violated rules pertaining to entrance into the state, according to a criminal complaint. Other court documents said that…
Queensland May Keep Border Closed to NSW Until Kids Vaccinated
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has signalled a potential divergence from Australia’s national plan to reopen internal borders once 70-80 percent of people are fully vaccinated. Instead, she indicated she would keep Queensland’s border to New South Wales (NSW) closed until children under 12 are vaccinated too. “I honestly believe that we need to have further research done…
Misspelling of Moderna Leads to Tourist’s Arrest in Hawaii
HONOLULU—A 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination card to visit Hawaii with a glaring spelling error that led to her arrest: Moderna was spelled “Maderna,” according to court documents. In order to bypass Hawaii’s 10-day traveler quarantine, she uploaded a vaccination card to the state’s Safe Travels program and arrived in Honolulu Aug….
Virginia Tech Disenrolls 134 Unvaccinated Students
Virginia Tech has disenrolled more than 100 students for not meeting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement before the start of the fall semester, the university said Tuesday. Some 134 students are no longer enrolled because they did not submit proof that they are vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus or get approved for medical…
Government Pressing Ahead With Vaccine Passports for English Nightclubs
The UK government is pressing ahead with plans to make vaccination passports mandatory in English nightclubs from the autumn. There had been speculation, amidst pressure from politicians and the industry, that the government would drop the plans. But on Tuesday the prime minister’s official spokesman said the government’s plans remained in place. “We set out…
Colorado Mandates Vaccines for Health Care Workers
Colorado health care workers at some 3,800 facilities across the state must be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October as a condition of employment under a temporary emergency rule approved by the state board of health on Monday evening. The mandate was approved in a 6–1 vote in an emergency session, and comes…
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