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mandatory vaccination
COVID Vaccinations Were ‘Not Compulsory’: NZ PM Says Everyone Had a Choice
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has denied that Kiwis were forced to get a COVID-19 vaccination, saying everyone had made their own choice on the matter. As of Dec. ...
September 5, 2023
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Rebecca Zhu
Toronto Transit to Drop Vaccine Mandate, No Back Pay for Terminated Staff
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) tweeted on Nov. 17 that it plans to lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate on ...
November 20, 2022
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Marnie Cathcart
City of Toronto to Drop Vaccine Mandate Starting Dec. 1
The City of Toronto has announced it will drop its mandatory vaccination policy for city staff, volunteers, and ...
November 8, 2022
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Marnie Cathcart
Doctors Bemoan Increased Penalization of Health Professionals Who Criticized Pandemic Measures
Encroachment on physicians' autonomy and erosion of their independence escalated during the pandemic, while provincial regulators have been ...
October 9, 2022
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Andrew Chen
Washington State Board Discards COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Schools
The Washington State Board of Health has decided to not make COVID-19 vaccination a part of the state’s ...
April 15, 2022
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Naveen Athrappully
Air New Zealand Rehires 720 Former Staff as Flights to Australia and New York Take Off
Air New Zealand (NZ) has brought back former staff as borders open and gets ready to restart flights ...
March 25, 2022
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Rebecca Zhu
Who Is to Blame for Vaccine Hesitancy?
Commentary Tennis star Novak Djokovic famously (or, depending on your perspective, infamously) refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ...
February 7, 2022
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Donald J. Boudreaux
The Monumental Sacrifice of Novak Djokovic
Commentary Defending Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia, the day before commencement of 2022 tournament ...
January 17, 2022
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Stacey Rudin
NB Government May Consider Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines: Premier
New Brunswick may consider making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory down the road, says Premier Blaine Higgs. “I think it's ...
January 11, 2022
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Isaac Teo
Vaccines Do Not Stop COVID-19 Spread as Governments Claim: Legal Advocacy Group
Vaccines are not as effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19 as governments have claimed them to be, an ...
December 22, 2021
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Andrew Chen
Australian PM Says Federal Government Not in Favour of States Vaccination Mandates
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the Coalition government does not support vaccination mandates used by the ...
November 19, 2021
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Steve Milne
Doctors and Nurses Speak on the Consequences of Rejecting Mandatory Vaccination
Health care workers who cannot take a COVID-19 vaccine due to medical, religious, or ethical objections are being ...
November 16, 2021
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Enrico Trigoso
Queensland Extends Mandatory Vaccination for All Health Workers by Dec. 17
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has announced that the state will mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all health workers ...
November 9, 2021
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Caden Pearson
Senators Will Need to Be Fully Vaccinated to Set Foot in Senate Chamber
OTTAWA—Senators will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID−19 if they want to participate in person in Senate ...
October 29, 2021
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The Canadian Press
Conservatives Push Back Against Parliament’s Mandatory Vaccine Requirement for MPs
The Conservative Party is protesting a new mandatory vaccination policy that would ban members of parliament who aren't fully vaccinated ...
October 20, 2021
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Andrew Chen
Upcoming Reopening Plan Will Provide Ontarians With ‘More Certainty,’ Ford Says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is finalizing plans to exit the final stage of the COVID-19 ...
October 15, 2021
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Andrew Chen
MP Receives 2,000 Inquiries in 2 Weeks Over Mandatory Vaccination
A member of Parliament in the Australian state of Queensland has received over 2,000 inquiries in the last ...
October 1, 2021
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Daniel Y. Teng
RCMP Union Will Back Officers Who Refuse Mandatory Vaccination
The union that represents 20,000 RCMP officers says it will back its members if they choose to refuse ...
September 29, 2021
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Isaac Teo
Fair Work Commission Upholds Dismissal of ‘Anti-Vax’ Aged Care Worker Who Refused Flu Shot
The Australian Fair Work Commission (FWC) decision to uphold the dismissal of Jennifer Kimber, an aged care receptionist, ...
September 28, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
Ukraine Plans Mandatory COVID-19 Shots for Some Jobs
KYIV—Ukraine is planning compulsory COVID-19 vaccinations for some jobs, including teachers and employees of state institutions, and local ...
September 23, 2021
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Reuters
Vaccination Threats and Coercion a Reminder of Life in Iran
Commentary In a free and democratic country, no one should have to choose between their bodily autonomy and ...
September 16, 2021
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Sayeh Hassan
Australian State Faces Hospital Staffing Crisis as Mandatory Vaccination Deadline Looms
The New South Wales (NSW) health system could lose about one in ten staff, who have not received ...
September 15, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
Professors Call on Two Ontario Universities to Repeal Mandatory Vaccination Policies
As universities across Ontario roll out mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, Wilfrid Laurier professor William McNally says he found ...
September 14, 2021
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Andrew Chen
BC Businesses Unite Online to Oppose Upcoming Vaccine Card Program
A group of British Columbia business owners is banding together online to voice opposition to the province’s upcoming ...
September 1, 2021
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Andrew Chen
No Jab, No Journey: Two Tourism Operators in Australia Will Only Take Fully Vaccinated Travellers
Two major tourism operators operating in Australia will require their travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with a ...
August 26, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
Mandatory Vaccination: The Greater Evil of Society
Commentary COVID-19 presents a high risk of severe illness and death to a few and a negligible risk ...
August 24, 2021
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Abir Ballan
Business Support for Mandatory Vaccinations Is Split in Australia
An Australian survey of over 700 businesses found that support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace is ...
August 23, 2021
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Rebecca Zhu
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