May 28—ROCHESTER — An appellate court ruling opens the door for five former Mayo Clinic employees fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious beliefs to take their wrongful termination lawsuits to trial, possibly the first of many. The three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on May […]
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Man vaccinated for Covid 217 times reports no side effects: scientists
A German man who deliberately got vaccinated for Covid-19 a whopping 217 times did not report any side effects from his many jabs, according to researchers studying possibly the “most vaccinated person in history”. The immune system of the 62-year-old man from the central German city of Magdeburg — who has not been named — […]
Why It’s So Hard to Get Kids Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Credit – Hannah Beier/Bloomberg—Getty Images When medical treatments or vaccines are hard to get, it’s usually because of too much demand and not enough supply. But in the case of COVID-19 vaccines for kids, it’s the other way around: low demand for the shot is tanking supply. While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
One Arm or Two? How You Get Vaccinated May Make a Difference
If you’ve presented the same arm for every dose of a particular vaccine, you may want to reconsider. Alternating arms may produce a more powerful immune response, a new study suggests. The researchers studied responses to the first two doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Those who alternated arms showed a small increase in immunity over those […]
How Long Should You Wait to Get Vaccinated After Being Exposed to COVID?
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer The immune system immediately begins to mount a response after vaccination, but it takes about two weeks for the immune system to mount a full response. Any exposure re-ups the immune system slightly, even if you don’t get sick, but vaccination gives the body a better chance at fighting off […]
Flu, COVID, and RSV Cases Are on the Rise, But Few Americans Are Vaccinated, CDC Warns
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new CDC health alert is warning of increases in RSV, COVID, and flu activity, while vaccination rates are lagging. There’s still time and reason to get vaccinated, the CDC Director told Health, since the country is early into flu season and still nearing a COVID peak. In addition to […]
Former New Zealand prime minister is vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19
The claim: Jacinda Ardern didn’t receive the COVID-19 vaccine A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a picture of former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. “WEF Dictator Jacinda Ardern did not take the ‘vaccine’ that killed her own Citizens,” reads a screenshot of a post on X, formerly Twitter, within the […]