Bill 36 contains provisions, which if enacted, will permit the Health Minister to appoint College Boards who must unilaterally establish vaccination requirements on all health practitioners for any illness the government deems requires vaccination, and to impose proof of up-to-date vaccination status as a condition of licensing. College registrars would be empowered to dismiss any …
Hong Kong orders FORCED COVID-19 tests for all residents
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will test its entire population of 7.5 million people for COVID-19 in March, the city’s leader said Tuesday, as it grapples with its worst outbreak driven by the omicron variant. The population will be tested three times in March, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. She said testing …
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COVID-19 – Austrians protest mandatory vaccine & fines saying, ‘we have to win this now’
Coronavirus latest - Austrians took to the streets of Vienna in their hundreds over the weekend to protest one of the strictest covid mandates in the world. Despite the UK looking to scrap all covid restrictions as Omicron is found to be less severe than the previous Delta variant. Austria became the first EU country …
3,000 NYC staff face lost jobs over vaccine rules – BBC News
Roughly 3,000 teachers, firefighters and other New York City workers face losing their jobs Friday after failing to get vaccinated against coronavirus by the city's deadline. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he would not change the rules, despite the city facing many days of protests since his predecessor announced the policy last year. …
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Austrian government FORCED vaccinations – RANDOM police checks of citizens
Austria has become the first European country to mandate coronavirus vaccination for all adults. It is also the first country that will now have to enforce a vaccination mandate. Starting next month, Austrian police will carry out random spot-checks to see whether people can produce proof of vaccination. Those who can't face fines of 600 …
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Pentagon tells governors National Guard must be vaccinated against COVID
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent letters to seven governors reasserting the need to have National Guard members vaccinated against COVID-19. What he's saying: Austin said in the nearly identical letters that the coronavirus "takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and jeopardizes our ability to meet mission requirements." "To ensure that we …
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T-Mobile to terminate corporate employees who aren’t vaccinated
T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2, according to an internal company memo posted on the blog The T-MO Report. The blog said T-Mobile's new policy was announced on Friday in an email from its human resource chief to all staff. It follows a U.S. Supreme …
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JPMorgan CEO Dimon threatens to fire unvaccinated workers
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said any New York City-based staffer who refuses to get the COVID-19 vaccine is now at risk of getting fired as Wall Street tightens a clampdown in the face of the Omicron variant. Dimon announced the new policy on Monday — just days after another investment banking giant, Citigroup, set a …
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Unvaccinated people banned from public transport, coffee shops and gyms in Italy
Italy's unvaccinated are facing tougher coronavirus restrictions, as the country faces a surge in the number of cases. People wanting to use public transport, coffee shops, hotels, gyms and a number of other everyday venues now have to prove they have been vaccinated or that they have recovered from a recent COVID infection. Previously, proof of a …
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Italy targets the unvaccinated with new virus restrictions | AP News
ROME (AP) — Italy targeted the unvaccinated with a host of new coronavirus restrictions Monday, with proof of vaccination or recovery from a recent infection required to enter public transport, coffee shops, hotels, gyms and other everyday activities. The new “super” health pass requirement, which eliminates the ability to show just a negative test to …
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