Some care home officials are in despair at the fact that unvaccinated carers must be booted out of their jobs later this year. "How can I in all conscience sack someone who has done nothing wrong," asks one.
More businesses and universities are likely to introduce Covid vaccine mandates following the full approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
60% of care homes could be forced to sack some of their staff because of the Covid vaccine mandate, according to new estimates, with almost 4% of managers fearing they could lose up to a fifth of their workforce.
Flu vaccines could be less effective this year due to the total focus on Covid and the drop in global shipments of influenza surveillance samples over the past year of lockdowns.
A leaked letter from Government lawyers reveals that "no final policy decision has yet been taken" on introducing vaccine passports in nightclubs and other 'large venues', sparking confusion over the Government's plans.
U.S. health officials are reviewing reports that the Moderna Covid vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a heart condition than was previously thought, just days after a booster vaccine roll-out was announced.
by George Santayana *Spoiler alert*: There is a moment in one of the Mad Max films where Max and his band of tagalongs have successfully escaped from their pursuers and are striking out through the post-apocalyptic Outback in search of The Safe Place, a haven of security where they hope to live out their lives in peace. After much struggle, they crest the top of an enormous dune only to see an endless desert stretching out beyond the horizon. It is as this point that the true nature of their predicament becomes clear; do they continue on alone into the unending sea of sand in what may be the forlorn hope of reaching The Safe Place, or do they stay where they are until their pursuers inevitably catch up with them, or do they turn around and head back into danger but to somewhere where they know there is water and shelter? In many ways, this is an apt metaphor for the situation Australia and New Zealand now find themselves in with respect to Covid. Having apparently successfully escaped from the pandemic, what should they do now? Do they plough on in the hope of reaching some kind of Safe Place, which may or may not exist, or do they instead attempt to re-join the rest of the world? A ...
Brits who have had two doses of a Covid vaccine are as likely to spread the Delta variant as those who are unvaccinated, according to a new study. So why is the Government still considering introducing vaccine passports?
Americans will be offered booster Covid vaccine doses from September 20th, the U.S. Government has announced, citing fears over the Delta variant and the fact that protection from two doses "decrease over time".
Vaccine passports are back in Israel due to fears over the Delta variant. From today, Israelis over the age of three must show proof of Covid vaccination or of a negative test to be allowed into indoor public spaces.
