vaccine passport
April 29, 2022 | David Vives
EU Commission Set to Extend Vaccine Passport
The EU Commission proposes extending the vaccine passport scheme to June 2023. Though COVID-19 cases are dropping in Europe, there are signs a new round of vaccine mandates might be implemented by member states. NTD spoke to a member of the European Parliament about her concerns on this topic.
February 11, 2022 | Roman Balmakov
Facts Matter (Feb. 11): Six Provinces Lift Mandates After Protests Continue; Secret Phone Recording of Ontario Premier
It has now officially been two weeks since the Freedom Convoy protest in Canada reached the capital city of Ottawa. And amid all of the challenges that they are facing—from the media, from the police, from the courts, from politicians, from Big Tech, and so on—it appears that their protest is actually working. As of […]
February 9, 2022 | Isaac Teo
Alberta Border Protesters Say They Will Continue Protest Until All Restrictions Removed
Protesters blocking Alberta’s main U.S. border crossing at Coutts say they are not leaving as long as federal COVID mandates and restrictions continue to stay in effect, despite the province’s vaccine passport having now been lifted. John Vanreeuwyk, a feedlot operator from Coaldale, Alta., said in an interview with The Canadian Press that he and other […]
January 6, 2022 | Lorenz Duchamps
French House Approves Macron’s Stricter ‘Vaccine Passport’ After Tumultuous Debate
The French government on Thursday approved a new CCP virus bill that would make it more difficult for those who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to enjoy some activities in social life and access public transport. Following days of tumultuous debates, lawmakers in the lower house passed draft legislation, including the stricter vaccine passport, […]
December 13, 2021 | The Associated Press
Brazil Justice Rules Vaccine Passport Mandatory for Visitors
RIO DE JANEIRO—A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ruled Saturday that all travelers arriving in Brazil must present a vaccine passport documenting they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. The decision from Luís Roberto Barroso challenges a more lenient rule announced by the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, who has opposed mandatory immunization against the virus […]
November 11, 2021 | Jack Phillips
COVID-19 Cases Surge Across Germany Amid ‘2G’ Vaccine Passport System
German officials confirmed that daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 50,000 for the first time during the pandemic, coming weeks after a number of states have implemented “2G” rules that increased restrictions on individuals who haven’t been vaccinated. Under the rules, which have been in effect since September, the states allow businesses like restaurants and bars to choose to […]
October 25, 2021 | Malcolm Hudson
Scotland Vaccine Passport Becomes Enforceable
The Scottish vaccine passport scheme is now legally enforceable. But the first weekend under the scheme has seen heavy criticism from a hospitality sector body that called it an “unmitigated disaster” and calls for it to be scrapped completely.
October 25, 2021 | NTD Newsroom
NTD UK News Full Broadcast (Oct. 25)
The health secretary says he’s leaning towards making vaccinations mandatory for NHS staff in England. In Scotland, vaccine passports become legally enforceable, but a hospitality sector body calls it an unmitigated disaster that should be scrapped. A proposed coal mine in Cumbria is putting the government in a dilemma. Environmentalists are against it, but local […]
