Less than 1 percent of employees have strong reservations about vaccination.
A security bug in health app Docket exposed COVID-19 vaccine records
A security bug in the health app Docket exposed the private information of residents vaccinated against COVID-19 in New Jersey and Utah, where the app received endorsements from state officials. Docket lets residents download and carry a digital copy of their immunizations by pulling their vaccination records from their state’s health authority. The digital copy […]
No, your antibodies are not better than vaccination: An explainer
Infection does offer some immune protection—but it’s unreliable compared with vaccines.
Vaccine holdouts are just 1.8% of NY’s largest health provider—now they’re fired
Unvaccinated workers say they’d rather quit than get shots—but few actually do.
YouTube will now ban content with vaccine misinformation
YouTube expanded its medical misinformation policies today to include new guidelines that ban vaccine misinformation. The Google-owned video platform had previously banned over 1 million videos spreading dangerous COVID-19 misinformation. Now, YouTube says it will also remove content that spreads misinformation about vaccine safety, the efficacy of vaccines and ingredients in vaccines. The platform previously […]
Beginning of the end for religious exemption of vaccine mandates?
A hospital system in Arkansas wants to make sure anyone claiming religious exemption to vaccines is sincere, by also making them attest, acknowledge, and affirm that they object to the use of fetal cell lines in testing and development of not just vacc…
The mandate has arrived
The President finally announced new requirements for vaccination. In the speech made Thursday, President Biden outlined new rules that would require all federal workers and contractors, as well as employees of all businesses with over 100 employees wou…
Ableism is one of our society’s greatest failings
Death by a Thousand Words: COVID-19 and the Pandemic of Ableist Media [Refinery29] by Imani Barbarin.
When it comes to ableism, non-disabled people are fairly predictable and uncreative. So, watching as the media repeated over and over that the “heal…
COVID hospitalization averages $20K—and insurers want unvaccinated to pay up
Delta surcharge is “necessary to address the financial risk” of not getting vaccinated.
OpenTable integrates CLEAR’s digital vaccine card for restaurants requiring proof of vaccination
Cities like New York City, San Francisco and New Orleans are moving to enact COVID-19 vaccination requirements for indoor dining. So OpenTable, the online restaurant reservation service, is rolling out features to help restaurants streamline vaccination checks. Today, OpenTable announced a partnership with the biometric security company CLEAR, which allows users to create a digital […]