Tag: vaccine mandate

Vaccine Mandate for Domestic Flights Currently Not Under Consideration: CDC Director

A COVID-19 vaccine mandate for domestic flights is not currently being considered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), CDC Director Rochelle Walensky confirmed on Tuesday. “Certainly, domestic flights has been a topic of conversation but that is not something we’re revisiting right now,” Walensky told NPR when pressed on the issue. Walensky…


Facts Matter (Dec. 28): US Navy Warship Suffers Virus Outbreak Among ‘100 Percent Immunized’ Crew

On Christmas Eve, despite the fact that 100 percent of the sailors aboard the USS Milwaukee were fully vaccinated, they had a COVID-19 outbreak, which forced the warship to suspend operations. And it’s not only happening to warships. On the very same day, a cruise liner—with fully vaccinated passengers and a fully vaccinated staff—likewise experienced a COVID-19…


Philadelphians Concerned After City Imposes Mandatory Vaccines for Indoor Dining

The City of Philadelphia recently announced that it will implement a vaccine mandate for indoor dining at public establishments in Philadelphia, which will come into effect on Jan. 3, 2022. These public establishments, according to the city announcement, include indoor restaurants, cafes within larger spaces (like museums), bars, sports venues that serve food or drink…


UK to Relax Immigration Rules for Care Workers Amid Staff Shortages

The UK government announced on Friday that it will relax immigration rules on care workers to tackle acute staff shortages in the social care sector. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it will make temporary changes to the health and care visa to make social care workers, care assistants, and home care…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (December 23)

Omicron cases are surging across the United States, Americans are feeling anxious about their holiday travel plans, and President Joe Biden says he’ll run for reelection in 2024 if he’s in good health and fate allows.


Florida Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

A federal court in Florida has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate directed at federal contractors, marking a small win for the sunshine state as litigation over the matter continues. Florida is among 19 states that sued the Biden administration in late October over the federal vaccine mandate for government contractors, outlined under…


Singapore Halts Vaccinated Travel Lane Policy Amid Rising Omicron Cases Globally

Singapore will temporarily freeze flight and bus ticket sales under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) policy from Dec. 23, 2021, to Jan. 20, 2022, to limit its exposure to imported Omicron cases, said the Ministry of Health in a press release (pdf). Although VTL ticket sales will resume on Jan. 21, flight and bus ticket…


GOP Lawmakers Blocked From Entering New Jersey Statehouse Over COVID-19 Mandate; People Rally to Protest the Mandate

On Monday six Republican lawmakers who refused to show their COVID-19 vaccine card or test were blocked by state police from entering the New Jersey Statehouse. New Jerseyans rallied on the same day to protest the recently adopted COVID-19 policy for entering the state legislature. People gathered in front of the New Jersey Statehouse to…


Lee Smith: When the State Overrides Parental Decisions; 12-Year-Old Coached Into LGBTQ Club in Secret

“That’s where you will learn your lessons, you will learn your morality, and you will learn who your enemies are, as well as who your friends are”—from the state, says journalist and author Lee Smith. In this episode, Smith describes the push he sees to replace parental authority with that of the state. In recent…


Facts Matter (Dec. 21): 95 Percent Vaccinated Cruise Ship Experiences Virus Outbreak; 48 Cases within a Week

Recently, it was reported that there was another COVID-19 outbreak onboard a cruise ship—despite the fact that all of the crew members and all of the adult passengers were fully vaccinated. This makes the second such outbreak within the last month. Meanwhile, a panel of judges recently ruled in favor of scrapping the injunction that…