Live show behemoth Ticketmaster will require PROOF of vaccine or negative Covid-19 test to attend events – report

Event ticketing giant Ticketmaster may soon require concertgoers to show proof they’ve been vaccinated or tested negative for Covid-19 using an intrusive health app to verify negative virus status, industry sources say. … Read More >Live show behemoth Ticketmaster will require PROOF of vaccine or negative Covid-19 test to attend events – report

Pay people to take Covid-19 vaccine argues leading ethicist, though others warn it would set ‘dangerous precedent’

A leading ethicist has proposed financial and other incentives to increase coronavirus vaccination rates, though many of his contemporaries fear this would set a dangerous precedent with potentially disastrous consequences. … Read More >Pay people to take Covid-19 vaccine argues leading ethicist, though others warn it would set ‘dangerous precedent’

Coronavirus cases in Russia top 20,000 for second day as roll-out of Sputnik V vaccine set to begin

Russia has reported record high numbers of coronavirus cases for a second day in a row, as Moscow prepares to begin distribution of Sputnik V, the world’s first registered Covid-19 vaccine, to the general public. … Read More >Coronavirus cases in Russia top 20,000 for second day as roll-out of Sputnik V vaccine set to begin

South Korea reports 83 deaths among people given flu jabs amid safety concerns with govt vaccination program

South Korea has reported that 83 people have died after receiving flu shots, a week after Seoul said it would probe its mass vaccination program. The government continues to insist the deaths aren’t linked to the jab. … Read More >South Korea reports 83 deaths among people given flu jabs amid safety concerns with govt vaccination program

Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

Russia’s coronavirus vaccines will not be offered commercially and won’t be given to tourists, the health ministry pledged on Wednesday after reports emerged in foreign media that “vaccination tours” are now on sale abroad. … Read More >Russia’s Covid-19 vaccines will NOT be given to tourists & won’t be offered for sale until domestic demand is met: Health ministry

South Korean’s medical association urges govt to suspend flu shot program after 25 people die following jab

The Korean Medical Association has called on the country’s government to halt its plan to inoculate millions of citizens after more than two dozen people died after receiving flu shots. … Read More >South Korean’s medical association urges govt to suspend flu shot program after 25 people die following jab

Sputnik V close to public launch: Moscow will begin mass vaccination against Covid-19 at end of December, says Mayor Sobyanin

Moscow will receive its first large batches of the coronavirus vaccine in November, and mass vaccination in the Russian capital will begin in December and January, according to its Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. … Read More >Sputnik V close to public launch: Moscow will begin mass vaccination against Covid-19 at end of December, says Mayor Sobyanin

Trump says he will NOT force Americans to take coronavirus vaccine as polls show widespread skepticism about jab

US President Donald Trump said he would not issue a mandate for a coronavirus vaccine when a jab becomes available, allowing individuals to choose for themselves amid concerns that immunizations are being rushed through trials. … Read More >Trump says he will NOT force Americans to take coronavirus vaccine as polls show widespread skepticism about jab

Biden won’t rule out MANDATORY Covid-19 vaccination, but admits that enforcement would be nearly impossible

Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden said he might make a Covid-19 vaccine mandatory, depending on the “nature” of the drug, but then admitted that such a mandate probably couldn’t be fully enforced. … Read More >Biden won’t rule out MANDATORY Covid-19 vaccination, but admits that enforcement would be nearly impossible