Category: Vaccine

NYC Rules Will Allow Non-Vaccinated Pick Up Takeout Food, Eating Outdoors

New Yorkers lacking COVID-19 vaccination will still be allowed to pick up food at restaurants for takeout and use outdoor seating despite new rules barring them from entering restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues, according to a rule guide released by the city government. The rules go into effect on Aug. 17, requiring the targeted businesses…


‘Take Back Your Pass’: Mass Protests Erupt Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports in France

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France over the weekend to demonstrate against the government’s COVID-19 vaccine passport mandate that prevents unvaccinated individuals from entering restaurants, bars, and using long-distance travel. France’s Interior Ministry told Reuters that 215,000 people are estimated to have protested, which is down slightly from the 237,000…


‘Liberty’: Mass Protests Erupt Against COVID-19 Vaccine Passports in France

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across France over the weekend to demonstrate against the government’s COVID-19 vaccine passport mandate that prevents unvaccinated individuals from entering restaurants, bars, and using long-distance travel. France’s Interior Ministry told Reuters that 215,000 people are estimated to have protested, which is down slightly from the 237,000…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 13)

Consumer sentiment dropped sharply in early August to its lowest level in a decade, could it be a problem down the road? The Walt Disney Company releases its 3rd quarter earnings, and it had a great performance, beating expectations across the board. And Big Pharma is set to get a boost to profits …. from vaccine boosters.


50,000 New Yorkers Have Taken $100 Incentive to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, said in a statement that 50,000 residents have accepted a $100 incentive to take the vaccine. The statement notes that the bulk of the $100 cards were granted to “New Yorkers of color,” and that the distribution was carried through at city-run vaccine sites. “Getting vaccinated…


67 Percent of Young Black NYC Residents Could Be Denied Service Under New Vaccine Mandate: Data

With just weeks before New York City is slated to roll out its citywide vaccine passport mandate for restaurants, gyms, and other venues, just 28 percent of black residents between the ages of 18 and 44 are fully vaccinated, according to data provided by the city’s Department of Health website. The city’s data, as of…


Study Estimates Total Immunity to CCP Virus at Nearly 70 Percent in Texas

Nearly 70 percent of Texans are estimated to have total immunity, either natural or vaccine induced, to the CCP virus as of July 4, 2021, according to researchers from the University of Texas System. The researchers’ yet to be peer-reviewed study (pdf) is the “first fully data-driven estimation of total immunity to SARS-CoV-2” in Texas. The…


Lambda COVID-19 Variant Shows Vaccine Resistance, New Study Suggests

Researchers in Japan have found the Lambda COVID-19 variant exhibits higher infectivity and immune resistance to vaccines than the version of the virus that first emerged in Wuhan, China. A recently published preprint of a Japanese study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, suggests said the Lambda variant, first detected in Peru, is able to…


Amy Coney Barrett Refuses to Block Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday declined to block Indiana University’s (IU) COVID-19 vaccine requirement which takes full effect this fall, offering no explanation for her decision. Barrett, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, made the decision alone in response to an emergency request from eight IU students who sued the school…


Department of Veterans Affairs Expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine to include most employees and volunteers, its head announced Thursday. Under the expansion, the bulk of workers must get a shot, including Hybrid Title 38 and Title 5 VA health care personnel like pharmacists, engineers, and housekeepers. “We’re now including most VHA employees and volunteers and…