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Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter Freedom went against the widespread groupthink narrative on coronavirus vaccines, asserting on Wednesday that people should have the freedom to decide if they want to get the jab.

Most Americans support the bill in Congress aimed to block President Biden’s coercive vaccine mandates for American workers, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released Thursday found.

While vaccines and masks would prevent many cases, they do not prevent all transmission and would not stop all of the roughly 750,000 new cases per day.

Australian police banned Very Rev. Protopresbyter-Stavrophor Milorad Loncar, a member of the Serbian Orthodox clergy in Melbourne, on Friday from visiting detained tennis star Novak Djokovic, outraging Serbs around the world.

Politico White House reporter Daniel Lippman on Wednesday asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki why President Biden has not focused more on “scolding” unvaccinated Americans, despite the fact that he has done just that in recent months, warning that his “patience is wearing thin.”

A federal appeals court on Thursday kept a ban on the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractor employees in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. 

The family of tennis champion Novak Djokovic read a statement from the player at a press conference on Thursday in his native Belgrade, Serbia, delivered from captivity in a migrant facility in Australia.

The Pentagon is discussing “options” with the Department of Justice after a court ordered an injunction against its vaccine mandate.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) took a maskless trip to Republican-led Florida after blaming “Republican liars” for prolonging the pandemic just last week. 

Blue New York on Wednesday led the United States in the daily average of Chinese coronavirus cases per capita, despite Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) mask ultimatum to businesses and New York City’s extensive vaccine requirements for workers as well as patrons of private establishments.

Over 1,000 first respondents in the Los Angeles area are out sick with the Chinese coronavirus in what a spokesperson for Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) has described as an “unprecedented surge,” despite the fact that “many” have been vaccinated. 

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the non-historian behind the widely discredited New York Times “1619 Project,” admitted on Twitter Wednesday that virtual learning is harmful to children as teachers’ unions across the country call for school closures.

Many colleges are beginning the new semester with remote classes only and delays, even after accepting COVID relief funds.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday criticized vaccine mandates, warning they create a “two-tiered society based on a personal health decision.”

NYU professor of bioethics Arthur Caplan, a guest on CNN Wednesday, said it is time to “shame” and “blame” unvaccinated Americans, adding that society should “penalize” them in a variety of ways, including higher hospital bills and insurance premiums.

Teachers’ unions across the country are demanding that schools shut down in favor of virtual learning amid concerns over the low-risk omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Mayo Clinic fired 700 employees at locations nationwide on Tuesday because they were not vaccinated by the organization’s Monday deadline.

The husband of Orange County Deputy District Attorney Kelly Ernby, who opposed vaccine mandates publicly and died of coronavirus earlier this week, was not vaccinated against the illness, according to comments by her husband on social media.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced Tuesday that he plans to sue the Biden Administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the Texas National Guard.

More than 100,000 took to the streets in Germany to protest the nation’s lockdown rules, as the eastern FDP demand a clampdown.

Coffee empire Starbucks will soon be requiring workers to get vaccinated or submit a weekly negative coronavirus test. 

A federal judge granted a temporary injunction on Monday against President Biden’s federal vaccine mandate for Navy SEALs.

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Joe Biden’s mask and vaccine mandates for Texas Head Start programs.

Over 3,200 schools will be closed or condemned to remote learning this week as officials fear the low-risk omicron variant of the coronavirus.

A conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence announced Monday its legal support for several business groups and states that are asking the Supreme Court to pause President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandate for companies with 100 or more employees.

The University of California Irvine has fired Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, a physician and medical ethics professor, for refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine because he claimed natural immunity after he was infected in July 2020 and had recovered.

Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced Sunday he is ready to mandate coronavirus booster jabs for all civic workers.

United Airlines is allegedly allowing potentially unvaccinated London-based flight attendants to work alongside vaccinated American staff as it grapples with staffing shortages, cofounder of Airline Employees 4 Health Freedom Captain Sherry Walker exclusively told Breitbart News on Thursday.

The Swedish company Lystra has become the first in the nation to announce that it will be laying off any staff who remain unvaccinated.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that Democrats “play the victim” to distract from their policies on medical mandates and the U.S. southern border, among other issues.

Thousands of first responders are out with coronavirus-like symptoms — 1,500 New York Police Department (NYPD) employees have recently tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus alone — despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) coercive vaccine mandates, forcing first responders to get the jab.

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams (D) announced Thursday that he will keep in place the city’s private-sector coronavirus vaccine mandate.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday said public health officials “consider all policy” when asked about a potential vaccine mandate for domestic flights.

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, a Democrat, complained about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the Republican legislature during an appearance on CNN, suggesting there is nothing he can do to curb the spread of the omicron variant in the Sunshine State because state leaders “outlawed” certain mandates.

A Boston police union is “exploring” legal avenues in response to Mayor Michelle Wu’s (D) recent citywide vaccine mandate, contending that the mandate violates an existing contract between the city and the union.

New York City, which has some of the strictest vaccine mandates in the entire country, comprised 29 percent of new coronavirus cases on December 26, recent data shows.