Waning Immunity From COVID-19 Vaccines Versus Natural Immunity
How long does protection from COVID-19 vaccines last, and how often are boosters needed? Does getting an infection or getting a vaccine afford better protection against reinfection and severe disease? Constantly evolving conditions and new...
The Novavax Protein Subunit COVID Vaccine Is Causing Heart Inflammation, Too
A new and more traditional type of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine that will soon be either approved or rejected by the Food and Drug Administration for an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) is also causing...
NYC Mayor Terminates 1,430 Employees Over Vaccine Refusal
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the dismissal of 1,430 municipal workers on Feb. 14 because they failed to comply with the citywide COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Four thousand city workers received the ultimatum in...
Mother Arrested After Trying To Flee Spain To Prevent Kids From Getting Vaccinated
A 46-year-old mother living in Madrid, Spain, was found guilty by the court and arrested for attempting to escape to Portugal in order to prevent her children from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Although the court...
Nicaragua Receives 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccines from China After Dropping Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
Days after cutting formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the government of Nicaragua has received one million vaccines from the mainland Chinese government. Government representatives returned to the Central American nation on Dec. 12 with news...
Unvaccinated Individuals Face More Restrictions in Italy
The Italian government has tightened restrictions on citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the new rules that came into effect on Dec. 6, unvaccinated individuals are not allowed inside establishments...
California City Declares Itself a ‘Constitutional Republic’ Defying COVID-19 Mandates
A Californian town declared itself a constitutional republic last month to halt what city authorities refer to as increasing federal overreach concerning the imposition of COVID-19 mandates, with many saying the resolution has "no teeth."...
French Prime Minister Contracts COVID-19 Despite Full Vaccination
The Prime Minister of France, Jean Castex, was recently found to have been infected with COVID-19 and is currently in quarantine. He had developed “slight symptoms,” including a “slight cough.” Castex had received two shots...
COVID-19 Vaccine Certified for Use in Children Aged 5 to 11 in Canada
On Nov. 19, Health Canada announced the authorization for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine in children five to 11 years of age. In a statement published to a government of Canada website...
Oklahoma National Guard Refuses to Abide by Pentagon’s Vaccine Mandate
Oklahoma’s National Guard is defying the Department of Defense’s vaccine mandate that requires servicemen to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate was issued in August by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the newly appointed...
Biden’s ‘Staggeringly Overboard’ Vaccine Mandate Blocked by Appeals Court
In September, President Joe Biden issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate requiring companies employing more than 100 workers to get them inoculated. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary order that bans...
Girl in Henan, Central China Dies After Vaccination; Petitioning Mother Arrested and Beaten
A 12-year-old girl in Henan Province, China, Li Boyi, died 18 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The girl's mother, Jiang Yanhong, believed that the vaccine was the direct cause of her daughter's death and...
