Florida legislators are considering House and Senate civil rights bills that protect residents from discrimination based on their vaccine or immunity status. The protection would extend to people concerning all vaccines, not just the increasingly controversial COVID shots. Senate Bill 222, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R-Fla.), and House Bill 305, sponsored by Rep. Webster […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Scotland launches its vaccine pass app, but users are reporting technical problems. The government is facing demands for the measures to be delayed. In an investigation into widespread corruption in boxing at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the report says fights were manipulated, including that of Britain’s Joe Joyce losing super-heavyweight gold. The group Insulate Britain […]
Protests took place in London over the weekend against vaccine passes, mandates, and the rollout in schools. This comes as Scotland and Wales plan for vaccine passes next month. So far, the prime minister says they won’t be introduced in England.
Thousands gathered near Central Park in Manhattan on Saturday to express their discontent with the vaccine mandates and passport requirements implemented on the city by Mayor Bill de Blasio this month.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show only 3 percent of people have long-term COVID-19, less than previously feared. Italy approves some of the strictest COVID-19 restrictions in the world—meaning all workers must carry a vaccine passport, the so-called Green Pass, starting October. Non-compliant workers face fines and risk suspension without pay. Migrants in […]
The UK’s chief medical officers decided 12- to 15-year-olds should be offered a COVID-19 vaccine. They say they’re recommending the vaccine on “public health grounds” and after considering the effects on education. No vaccine passes for England, the health secretary revealed. The prime minister is expected to discuss this on Tuesday, when it’s thought he […]
The NHS waiting list hits a new record high as over 5.5 million people wait to start hospital treatment in England. The Scottish Parliament approves a controversial vaccine passport scheme. The French interior minister accuses the UK of “financial blackmail” in response to a meeting with the home secretary over migrant crossings.
More protests erupted across France to demonstrate against the country’s COVID-19 vaccine passports over the weekend, with tens of thousands of people marching in Paris and other cities. The French Interior Ministry told Reuters that about 175,000 people demonstrated Saturday—the sixth straight one. Last weekend, about 215,000 people partook in the demonstrations, and a week […]
