Brexit champion Nigel Farage has backed tennis ace Novak Djokovic against “big, bullying, nasty government” in Australia, where the Serbian athlete is currently being detained in a hotel.
LONDON (AP) – UK government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital.
A Spanish court has ruled that a mother who attempted to flee to Portugal to prevent her two children from being vaccinated cannot have any contact with them or approach them.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s leaders agreed Friday to toughen requirements for entry to restaurants and bars, and decided to shorten quarantine and self-isolation periods as the omicron variant spreads fast through the country.
CLAIM: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has dropped the ball and failed to advocate vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus in his state.
PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron maintained on Friday his rude remarks about the country’s minority of vaccine refusers, saying he cannot accept them infringing on others’ freedom.
(AP) — Regardless of who made an error on the visa or the vaccination waiver or whatever, the reality Friday for tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic was spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his challenge against deportation.
The founder and chairman of Entrata, a software company that raised $500 million from private investors last year, has resigned after sending political and business leaders in Utah a long email alleging an international Jewish conspiracy to “euthanize” the American people through vaccines.
Britain’s vaccine chief has said that the strategy of consistently trying to give booster shots to the entire population is “not sustainable”.
Authorities in Sweden advised restaurants, cultural venues and leisure centers to ask their customers to show proof of vaccination.
France is allowing health workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients.
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.
A Chicago area park district told parents that unvaccinated kids would not be allowed to play on district sports teams, then reversed the policy and apologized.
In a shock move, the French National Assembly rejected a push to transform the nation’s COVID pass into a fully vaccine passport.
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 Austrian government has announced it will be extending the general lockdown for all unvaccinated residents as the Omicron variant of the Wuhan virus spreads across the country.
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce that while they are “working together to keep classrooms open,” students and families can “expect … situational virtual learning throughout the semester, especially in the coming weeks.”
SIBIU, Romania (AP) – As the fast-spreading coronavirus variant omicron rages through Western Europe, officials and experts in low-vaccinated Eastern Europe anticipate a post-holiday explosion of COVID-19 cases in much of the region.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Tuesday said public health officials need to place a greater emphasis on speaking to parents and listening when it comes to their goal of vaccinating eligible children.
PARIS (AP) – France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus jabs, as the omicron variant fuels a record surge in infections.
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.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested that “thousands” have likely died in the U.S. from the Chinese coronavirus because Dr. Anthony Fauci “deemphasized the idea that there are therapeutics,” focusing solely on vaccines.
President Biden is “spreading his own version of holiday cheer by telling us all we are going to die,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Thursday, detailing his own “naughty” list in the spirit of the fictional holiday Festivus following the release of his annual Festivus Report on government waste.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that “Getting jabbed… not just for ourselves” but for others as well is “the teaching of Jesus Christ” in a Covid-heavy Christmas message.
Anti-Covid passport protestors broke through a police line to protest in front of the Romanian parliament, entering the building’s courtyard before being stopped by police.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said Wednesday she has contracted the Chinese coronavirus, has a fever, and feels generally “ill,” despite being vaccinated and boosted.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) on Wednesday revealed he has a breakthrough case of the Chinese coronavirus, meaning he contracted the virus despite being vaccinated, using the opportunity to warn Americans that “no one is immune” from the illness.
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday threw cold water on World Health Organization (W.H.O.) director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ hope that “2022 must be the year we end the pandemic.”
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) will mandate patrons show proof of vaccination to enter indoor venues beginning January 15.
African doctors and health officials on Tuesday denounced the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for recommending Pfizer and Moderna vaccines above Johnson & Johnson, after it reported the J&J vaccine carries a small risk of causing blood clots.
Children five and up now have to provide proof of vaccination to enter Buffalo sports venues including Highmark Stadium, home to the Bills.
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has suggested that refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine goes against the Christian faith.
The UK will offer accommodation to homeless people on the condition that they come forward to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
President Joe Biden blamed alternative media sources on Tuesday for convincing Americans to refuse the coronavirus vaccines.
The British government purchased wraparound cover advertisements in the nation’s top newspapers to promote the vaccine booster campaign.
The omicron variant has taken hold across the U.S. with new infection rates accounting for 73 percent of coronavirus cases, results released Tuesday reveal.
Americans do not overwhelmingly trust Dr. Anthony Fauci’s opinions on the Chinese coronavirus, an I&I/TIPP Poll released Monday found.
Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested on Sunday that fully vaccinated Americans who received a coronavirus booster shot should still do more, wearing masks and undergoing a coronavirus test before gatherings in congregate settings, despite the fact that public health officials originally pitched vaccines as the avenue to return to a state of pre-pandemic normalcy.
Massachusetts Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Monday announced he has tested positive for the Chinese coronavirus, despite being vaccinated and boosted.
Novelist Kat Rosenfield has penned an essay at UnHerd pointing out that the American left, which has long claimed health care is a “human right,” has dropped that demand when it comes to those who are unvaccinated against the coronavirus.
