After Austria’s parliament approves the measure, it only expects the president’s signature On Thursday, Austria’s compulsory vaccination bill has cleared its last parliamentary hurdle on its way to becoming a law. The parliament’s upper house – the Federal Council – has voted 47 to 12 in favor of the legislation. The right-wing Freedom Party was […]
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Vaccination against deadly disease at 10-year-low in children
England’s MMR vaccination rates have fallen to “very worrying” levels, as parents are unaware of the deadly risk measles can pose The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned that thousands of children across England are at risk of catching deadly measles after MMR vaccine rates fell to their lowest level in ten years. Since […]
Pfizer CEO paints ‘ideal’ future of Covid vaccination
Albert Bourla hopes the idea of annual vaccinations will be far easier to sell to the public The CEO of Pfizer has tried to appease vaccine skeptics with an idea of Covid-19 booster shots only once a year – instead of every few months – all while attacking the most vocal anti-vaxxers as “criminals” who […]
Natural Covid Delta immunity more effective than vaccination – CDC study
Despite contradicting previous advice from health officials, the study still insists that vaccination is the “safest strategy” against the coronavirus The study, published on Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that as the Delta variant became the dominant coronavirus strain during the second half of 2021, people who were […]
EU state flip flops on mandatory vaccination
The Czech Republic has reversed course on a previous administration’s Covid vaccination requirement The Czech Republic has abandoned a mandatory vaccination scheme for those over the age of 60 and workers in certain sectors, with a new prime minister tossing the plan following a series of protests over the measure. While a vaccine rule set […]
Pope weighs in on morality of Covid vaccination
The head of the Catholic Church reiterated his support for the Covid jab during an annual speech to ambassadors at the Vatican The Pope has given his strongest backing yet to the Covid vaccine, siding with the Vatican’s coronavirus advisory board and calling it a “moral obligation,” urging people to show “respect for the health” […]
Thousands rally against vaccination of children (VIDEOS)
A huge crowd marched through Melbourne to protest the vaccination of 5 to 11-year-olds Thousands of maskless demonstrators took to the streets of Melbourne on Saturday to decry the Australian government’s decision to greenlight Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as five. Despite the rainy weather, the ‘Save Our Children’ protest attracted a huge crowd […]
Indian PM Modi announces Covid-19 vaccination for teens
Young Indians aged between 15 and 18 will get a Covid-19 jab starting from January 3, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Healthcare workers and elderly people will also get booster shots early next year. The vaccination campaign for minors aged over 15 will start on January 3, Modi said in a 15-minute-long […]
New York threatens prison time for faking vaccination
Falsifying Covid-19 vaccination documents can now land New Yorkers in prison, as Governor Kathy Hochul attempts to crack down on the illegal practice with new legislation. Hochul signed off on a measure to make falsification of Covid-19 records a felony crime on Wednesday, warning that residents who “misrepresent” their vaccination status “not only jeopardize their own health, […]
Germany’s ethics council rules on mandatory vaccination
Germany’s leading ethics body has supported the idea of extending mandatory coronavirus vaccination to all adults, stressing, however, that direct coercion and use of “physical violence” on the unvaccinated must remain off-limits. The country’s Ethics Council said Wednesday it was in favor of rolling out mandatory Covid jabs for all aged 18 and above. The […]
France extends Covid vaccination to children aged 5-11
French Health Minister Olivier Veran has announced that the Covid vaccination campaign for children aged 5-11 is now open, proceeding with a plan announced last week to help protect youngsters from the threat of new variants. The country’s National Authority for Health (HAS) backed opening up the country’s Covid vaccination scheme to young children on […]
Switzerland likely to hold vote on compulsory vaccination
A Swiss group seeking a constitutional ban on compulsory vaccination says it has collected enough signatures to put the issue to a vote. The initiative was submitted to the government this week. The group, called the Swiss Freedom Movement (MLS), formally submitted the proposal to protect people’s “freedom and physical integrity” to the Federal Chancellery […]
Macron keeps mandatory vaccination on the table
French President Emmanuel Macron has refused to rule out mandatory Covid-19 vaccination as millions of French people remain unvaccinated despite a rise in cases. Upon being asked by the French television channels TF1 and LCI on Wednesday whether vaccination against Covid-19 would become mandatory in the future, Macron replied, “This hypothesis exists,” before noting that […]
BioNTech CEO replies to claims he refused vaccination
The head and co-founder of a company that produces one of the most widely used Covid jabs, Ugur Sahin, has commented on an interview in which he revealed that he and his family had not been vaccinated. A video of Sahin, the German immunology and oncology professor who helped develop the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, telling a […]
Germany enforces mandatory Covid vaccination for certain jobs
Germany’s parliament has approved mandatory vaccination for anyone working at medical facilities and care homes, where the staff now has three months to obtain their certificates. The overwhelming majority of Bundestag members – 571 – voted for a revised Infection Protection Act that introduces a vaccine mandate for certain jobs effective March 15, and temporarily […]














