NEW YORK (AP) — With fresh COVID-19 cases bubbling up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign. An influential government advisory panel on Thursday recommended new shots for all Americans this fall. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must endorse the recommendation. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities. The justices did not comment in leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that upheld the contentious law. A lower […]
Los Angeles could soon end its requirement for city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. City officials are recommending that the Los Angeles City Council halt the requirement as soon as early June, according to a newly released report. The COVID vaccination rule was first approved by city leaders nearly three years ago as public […]
Soldiers in the German armed forces will no longer be required to present proof of coronavirus vaccinations in future, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. A technical review by the authorities in the military, in conjunction with a vote by the Military Medical Advisory Board last week, has resulted in a move away from the […]
FILE – A soldier of the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr stands inside a new vaccination centre at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin, Germany, before its opening on Monday, March 8, 2021. Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Members of the German military, the Bundeswehr, are required […]
Soldiers in the German armed forces will no longer be required to present proof of coronavirus vaccinations in future, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday. A technical review by the authorities in the military, in conjunction with a vote by the Military Medical Advisory Board last week, has resulted in a move away from the […]
This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Contact a qualified medical professional before engaging in any physical activity, or making any changes to your diet, medication or lifestyle. Measles has claimed the life of a Canadian child, after cases have been popping up […]
Children can’t be expected to make the right choices for themselves. Their parents or guardians must do their best. And more and more parents in Oregon are choosing to claim nonmedical exemptions for vaccinations. The rate of kindergartners claiming nonmedical exemptions for required vaccinations has climbed to 8.8%, the highest rate ever in Oregon. The […]
Families whose loved ones died after taking the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine have abandoned attempts to sue the pharmaceutical giant after being told that they were likely to lose. Gareth Eve and other families whose relatives were harmed after having the jab have pulled out of the High Court case after being told that they would be […]
Afghanistan launched a new polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at protecting around 10.72 million children under the age of 5, the Health Ministry announced. The four-day campaign will cover 31 of the country’s 34 provinces. Vaccinations in Ghor, Daikundi and Bamyan provinces will be implemented later due to recent rains and cold weather, the […]
Brazil’s Donald Trump-loving ex-president, already under investigation for trying to overturn his election loss, was accused Tuesday of tampering with a public health database to fake his vaccination against COVID-19. Jair Bolsonaro planted false information in a government database to make it appear that he, his 12-year-old daughter and members of his entourage had received the […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some students who don’t attend traditional public schools to be exempt from state vaccination requirements that have long been held up as among the most strict in the country. The bill was approved despite the objections of Republican Senate Health and Human […]