Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday warned states and local governments not to roll back mask mandates “prematurely,” suggesting it will largely hinge on child vaccination rates. However, he failed to identify an exact time masks will no longer be in the conversation.
Germany’s health minister said it’s likely everyone in the country who isn’t vaccinated will have caught COVID-19 by the end of the winter.
Ten of thousands of people demonstrated through Brussels on Sunday to protest lockdown restrictions imposed by the Belgian government.
There are growing calls within Germany to follow the lead of neighbouring Austria and mandate vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus.
Mass demonstrations erupted across Europe on Saturday with anti-lockdown protests being staged in Vienna, Rome, and The Netherlands.
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is reportedly making preparations to vaccinate children as young as five years old by the Spring.
The head of Germany’s disease control agency has warned that the country faces a “really terrible Christmas” unless steps are taken.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a winter lockdown leaving Briton’s facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas yet again.
Brexit leader Nigel Farage has condemned Austria’s lockdown for the unvaccinated as a sign of “dark times for freedom and liberty”.
The Austrian government has imposed a nationwide stay-at-home lockdown exclusively on the unvaccinated, in what opposition politicians have denounced as a “corona apartheid system”.
Chancellor Angela Merkel told the citizens of Germany that it is their “duty” to get vaccinated and compared the coronavirus pandemic to the alleged climate crisis.
Tesco has released a Christmas ad in which Santa avoids being quarantined for the Chinese coronavirus by presenting a vaccine passport.
European Union member-state Latvia has banned unvaccinated MPs from voting in its parliament, as well as docking their pay.
The Swedish Public Health Authority (FHM) has told Swedes that there is a risk of an increase in Wuhan virus cases over the winter and they should be prepared to cancel Christmas travel plans.
VIENNA (AP) – Austria is implementing a lockdown for unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions next week and looks poised to move forward with similar measures nationwide, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday.
An NHS chief has been accused of spreading fake news after she claimed that 14 times more people are hospitalised with COVID than last year.
It’s quite possible that Starkey’s opinions were coloured by his childhood misery suffering from polio.
The UK will look to become the first country to make the coronavirus an endemic disease with annual vaccine booster shots, said Nadhim Zawahi.
The far-left New York Times reports that the coronavirus death rate in Trump counties is three times higher than in Biden counties.
The UK is set to change the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ to mean three jabs and will impose travel restrictions on people with only two.
British Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said Britons need to “come together” and get their booster shots for the Chinese coronavirus to “avoid a return to restrictions and enjoy Christmas”.
VIENNA (AP) — Unvaccinated people in Austria who also haven’t had COVID-19 will no longer be allowed to enter restaurants, hotels and hair salons or attend public events larger than 25 people under new rules that take effect Monday, the government said.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – While people are now able to travel freely in Australia’s more populated east, COVID-19-free Western Australia will maintain its tight restrictions into next year, state leaders said Friday.
The government is believed to be announcing next week that vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus will be mandatory for the NHS’s more than one million staff members in England, according to reports.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s outgoing health minister is calling on state governments to reactivate some specialized COVID-19 vaccination centres that were closed in the late summer to help administer booster shots as new coronavirus infections increase rapidly.
Security breaches in the EU’s vaccine passport system has resulted in health passes being granted to Spongebob, Hitler, and Mickey Mouse.
The West faces descending into a two-tiered society of the “jabbed” and “jabbed-nots” in which the unvaccinated will become “modern-day social lepers”, Brexit leader Nigel Farage has warned.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – New Zealand’s government said Tuesday it will expand a vaccine mandate to include thousands of workers who have close contact with their customers — including employees at restaurants, bars, gyms and hair salons.
An impact assessment conducted by the British government has reportedly found that rather than slowing the spread of the Wuhan virus, vaccine passports may serve to increase its transmission.
The first official weekend of enforcement of Scotland’s vaccine passport system has been described as an “unmitigated disaster” with foot traffic falling by as much as 40 per cent at some venues.
Failed U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “mandate vaccines” and to force companies to fire employees who do not take the jab.
People in Austria who have not been vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus could face lockdown restrictions if hospitals are overrun, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said.
The French government is considering requiring a third jab of a coronavirus vaccine in order for people to continue to qualify for the country’s vaccine passport, which is required to access many public spaces including cafes, bars, and restaurants.
Former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has said that it is Britons’ “civic duty” to be vaccinated and that the country should be administering 500,000 booster shots every day.
Britons have been told to do as they are instructed “not just to save lives, but to keep your freedoms too”.
A senior Thai health official said Monday that Thailand will discontinue use of China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine after the current supply of the medication is exhausted this week.
As some Italians promise to blockade the country after the vaccine pass deadline for all workers, some fear that protests could turn violent.
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Sydney will end hotel quarantine for vaccinated passengers when scheduled international flights restart in Australia within two weeks, officials said on Friday, while maintaining some restrictions on foreigners entering the country.
U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will reopen in early November to non-essential travelers however only the fully vaccinated will enjoy the freedom to move, a senior White House official announced late Tuesday.
(AFP) — New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping “no jab, no job” policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
