Tag Archive: Vaccine
Welsh Senedd Passes Vaccine Passports Plans as Zoom Error Prevents Tory MS from Casting Vote
Mark Drakeford's plans to mandate vaccine passports for nightclubs and other 'large' events have passed through the Welsh Senedd after a Zoom failure prevented a Tory MS from casting his vote.
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No Good Reason to Introduce Vaccine Passports Right Now, Says Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid says there are currently no good reasons to introduce vaccine passports, but concedes that his comments do not mean "there can’t ever be a role for such an intervention".
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Israelis Without Booster Jab Could Be Stripped of Vaccine Passports
More than a million Israelis could be stripped of their vaccine passports because they’ve not received a booster jab following the country's update of the meaning of 'full immunity'.
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NHS Vaccine Passports Being Sold to Unvaccinated Brits for up to £750
The imposition of restrictions on those who have chosen not to get vaccinated against Covid has prompted the creation of a black market in vaccine passports, which are selling for up to £750 online.
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Sajid Javid Tells Care Home Workers to “Get Jabbed or Get Another Job”
Sajid Javid says he is not willing to delay the imposition of mandatory vaccination rules for care home workers and that those who refuse to get 'jabbed' should “get out and get another job”.
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Covid Vaccine Uptake Has “Stalled” at 55% In 16-18 Year-Olds
The latest Government figures suggest that the Covid vaccine uptake in 16-18 year-olds has stalled at around 55% – far lower than ministers had hoped.
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Scottish Businesses to Boycott Vaccine Passport Scheme
It's not been the most successful of starts for the Scottish Government's vaccine passport scheme which has suffered from technical glitches and is set to be ignored by businesses over the weekend.
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Judge Sides with Scottish Government on Introduction of Vaccine Passports
A Scottish judge has dismissed a legal challenge to vaccine passports, saying the Night Time Industries Association failed to demonstrate that Nicola Sturgeon's plans are "disproportionate, irrational or unreasonable".
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Vatican Imposes Vaccine Passport Checks on Staff
The Vatican has put force behind the Pope's view that it is a "moral duty" to get vaccinated against Covid by forcing unvaccinated staff to undergo regular testing or threatening to cut their work (and their pay).
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Pfizer Will Ask U.S. FDA for Approval of Its Vaccines in 5-11 Year-Olds “In Days”
Pfizer's CEO says that the pharmaceutical giant will ask the U.S. FDA to approve the use of its Covid vaccines in 5-11 year-olds "within days".
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