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A class-action lawsuit launched by a registered nurse and other plaintiffs in New Mexico, in an attempt to have mandatory vaccination rules declared unconstitutional, has been dismissed by a federal...

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Bar Closes After Receiving ‘Overwhelming’ Number of Threats Related To Vaccine Passport Requirement

editorSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021

A bar in Alberta, Canada, is shutting down after receiving a high number of threats for requiring proof of vaccination for entry. Read the story here.

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School District in Canada Locks All Schools Due To Anti-Vaccine Protests

editorSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 2021

A school district in the town of Salmon Arm, British Columbia, has locked down it's schools due to ongoing protests, including unauthorized entry of school buildings, by those opposed to...

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Instagram Bans #NaturalImmunity Hashtag

editorSeptember 20, 2021September 20, 2021

Social media platform Instagram has banned users from using the #naturalimmunity hashtag over fears of misinformation. Read the story here.

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Covid-19 ‘Sniffer Dogs’ Detect Virus in Human Sweat With 92 percent Accuracy: Report

editorSeptember 19, 2021September 19, 2021

Police in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai have trained 38 dogs to detect Covid-19 infection from human sweat samples, with the dogs able to correctly identify Covid infection...

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Covid-19 Evolving, Becoming More Effective At Spreading Through Air: Study

editorSeptember 18, 2021September 18, 2021

A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 is becoming more efficient at spreading through the air. Scientists found...

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Alberta Declares State Of Emergency Due To Rising Covid Cases, Hospitalizations

editorSeptember 16, 2021

Alberta, Canada, has declared a state of emergency due to rising Covid-19 cases in the province, after restrictions were lifted at the beginning of summer. Premier Jason Kenney has for...

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Florida Landlord Says Tenants Must Get Vaccinated Or Move Out

editorSeptember 15, 2021September 15, 2021

The owner of a residential apartment building in Lauderhill, Florida, has warned his tenants that they all must get vaccinated against Covid-19 as a condition of renewing their leases. The...

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Almost Half Of US Covid Hospitalizations In 2021 Were For ‘Mild or Asymptomatic’ Cases: Study

editorSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Researchers from Harvard Medical School, Tufts Medical Center and the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System have reviewed hospitalization data for around 50,000 Covid-positive patients and found that in 2021, nearly half...

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Common Cold Virus Protects Against Covid-19: Yale Researchers

editorSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Researchers at Yale University have found that the rhinovirus which causes the common cold is effective in protecting people against infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. People at...

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Protests Against Covid Vaccine Mandates, Passports Spread Across North America and Europe

editorSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Protests against covid vaccination mandates and vaccine passports continue to simmer across North America and Europe. In Canada, more than 100 paramedics, firefighters and police recently held a silent demonstration...

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Members Of US Congress, Federal Court System, Staff Exempt From Vaccine Mandate

editorSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

The executive order by President Biden to mandate vaccination for federal workers and contractors does not apply to members of the US Congress, employees of the federal court system, or...

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New Coronavirus Variants Found In Africa Evade Immune Responses From Infection and Vaccination: Study

editorSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

A study of emerging coronavirus variants in African countries has found that “emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) pose a threat to human immunity induced by natural infection and vaccination.”...

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Child Covid-19 Cases Rising Exponentially in US, Data Show

editorSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Children now account for more than 25 percent of weekly new Covid-19 cases in the United States, data published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) show. The week ending...

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US Workers Who Refuse Vaccination Mandate ‘Unlikely’ To Qualify For Unemployment Benefits: Experts

editorSeptember 13, 2021September 13, 2021

US workers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 when mandated by an employer, and are fired as a result, are unlikely to be eligible for unemployment benefits, according to...