Privacy campaigners have condemned as the makings of a “checkpoint society” calls by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for large venues to adopt entry by vaccine passport only “as a matter of responsibility”.
The French government has launched a new poster campaign featuring kissing couples and party-goers in an attempt to make Wuhan virus vaccines more desirable to young people.
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) released updated coronavirus guidelines for Mississippi residents on Friday, recommending everyone 12 and older get vaccinated and urging that vulnerable residents avoid mass indoor gatherings, regardless of vaccination status.
MOSCOW (AP) – Coronavirus deaths in Russia have hit another daily record, with authorities reporting 752 more fatalities amid a continuing surge in infections.
Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) is pushing a short pro-vaccine music video featuring a lesbian kiss on social media in order to encourage young people to get inoculated, under the hashtag #getyourshot.
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) – The Mediterranean island nation of Malta is requiring proof of vaccination for visitors 13 and up, the first European Union nation to do so.
Boris Johnson’s government is reportedly looking to mandate vaccine passports for pubs, restaurants, and clubs by the autumn.
Pfizer is ready to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its coronavirus vaccine, outlining Thursday a top up shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off any virus mutant.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s (R) office said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s potential door-to-door approach to determine the vaccination status of Americans “does not seem like the answer” to getting more Americans vaccinated.
Kathryn Watson, a White House reporter for CBS News, floated total vaccine segregation as a viable option in response to mounting complaints about restrictions the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has imposed on the cruise industry, requiring nearly everyone aboard to be vaccinated. Meanwhile, Royal Caribbean is implementing a workaround, offering segregated areas for the unvaccinated, for ships sailing out of Florida, which has banned the use of vaccine passports.
The vaccination rate in Britain has almost halved, with concerns being expressed about young people possibly hesitating to take them — but the number of people with Covid antibodies is already estimated at around 90 per cent.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday sounded off on the recently announced door-to-door vaccination effort to help combat the new Delta variant of COVID-19.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) – Countries across Europe are scrambling to accelerate coronavirus vaccinations and outpace the spread of the more infectious delta variant, in a high-stakes race to prevent hospital wards from filling up again with patients fighting for their lives.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Thursday pitched a number of taxpayer-funded gimmicks to boost sagging coronavirus vaccination numbers.
The British authorities are planning to offer a third round of coronavirus vaccine doses to over-50s alongside flu shots from September, claiming that “we will need to ensure protection against flu as well as maintaining protection against Covid-19” as winter descends.
The Greek government is planning to offer €150 to young adults aged 18 to 25 if they take the Wuhan coronavirus vaccine.
President Joe Biden said Thursday it was hard to get Hispanics in America vaccinated for the coronavirus because of their fear of getting deported.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to recommend parents vaccinate their children 12 and older, despite reports of a “likely association” between Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines and cases of heart inflammation, specifically among young men.
Morgan Stanley will prohibit unvaccinated staff from returning to their New York City office after Labor Day.
President Joe Biden will admit Tuesday missing his adult vaccination goal of 70 percent before July 4, falling short of his predicted total by roughly 15 percent.
Hundreds of Mexicans are flying to the U.S. daily to get a coronavirus vaccine on both commerical and private flights.
CEO of Morgan Stanley James Gorman urged employees to work from the office instead of working form home, as competitor Goldman Sachs brought back most staff on Monday morning.
England’s chief medical officer has suggested that in future, children could be offered vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus to prevent “disruptions” to their schooling.
California will reopen today, June 15, allowing most businesses to reopen at 100% capacity. Many will also be able to drop mask requirements by the end of the month, and only large indoor events will face vaccination requirements.
Global vaccine passport advocate Tony Blair has said there should be a “distinction between the vaccinated and unvaccinated, and that those who have been inoculated against the Chinese coronavirus should be able to “enjoy greater freedom” from restrictions and to travel.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that Taco Bell will be giving away free tacos to residents who are vaccinated.
Unvaccinated students attending the Exeter, New Hampshire, high school prom were “numbered” with a sharpie pen and then tracked throughout the evening, a New Hampshire parental rights advocate reported.
Facebook is reportedly set to begin working with the Beijing-controlled government of Hong Kong to pressure city residents to get vaccinated against the Wuhan coronavirus.
A released poll Monday indicates 78 percent of those unwilling to get vaccinated are unlikely to change their mind.
It is “time to distinguish” between the freedoms afforded to those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus and those who haven’t, said former British prime minister Tony Blair.
The United Kingdom has given temporary approval to the Pfizer jab for 12-15 year olds after the govt “carefully reviewed” data for the age group.
Cases of the Chinese coronavirus are at their lowest levels since March 2020, the beginning of the pandemic, which Axios attributes to the nation’s mass vaccination effort.
The news of Harris leading a vaccination tour marks the fifth responsibility the White House has passed on to the vice president.
The socialist regime of Venezuela announced this weekend it had obtained 500,000 doses of “Sputnik V,” a Russian coronavirus vaccine candidate, and began distributing the doses to those registered in the nation’s “Fatherland Card” system first.
LONDON (AP) — British health authorities were aiming to vaccinate 15,000 people at London’s Twickenham rugby stadium on Monday as part of a race to contain a fast-spreading coronavirus variant.
A Florida concert promoter is encouraging event-goers to get vaccinated for a rock show in Tampa Bay next month by significantly lowering the prices for those who have received the coronavirus vaccination.
One-fifth of U.S. adults do not plan to get vaccinated, according to Friday’s Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Vaccine Monitor.
South Sudan’s Health Ministry on Monday announced it will return 72,000 of the 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine it received from COVAX, the World Health Organization’s (W.H.O.) program for distributing vaccines to impoverished countries.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday unvaccinated House members should not come to the House floor to vote but should vote from the gallery, regardless of her masking rules.
Broadway composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has said that people who decline to be vaccinated are “selfish” and similar to people who decide to drive drunk and kill others.
