Vaccine passports are a privacy nightmare

Excerpt:  If this catches on, the future is bleak. By Ken Macon New York City’s announcement of a vaccine passport mandate rekindled the complicated debate on online privacy. Vaccine passports will increase digital surveillance. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that businesses will soon be required to demand proof of at least one dose of ... Read more

Fully-Vaccinated “Dirty Jobs” Host Mike Rowe Asks: “If the vaccine is so effective, why is the government now treating us all as if we’re unvaccinated?”

Excerpt:  Conservative Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe has a very popular Facebook page where fans regularly visit to see his opinion on a variety of topics. When Mike has a particularly interesting exchange with a follower on his Facebook page, he will highlight the conversation under the heading “Off the wall,” a reference to a ... Read more

Esteemed Physician Speaks out Against ‘Vaccine Mandates for All’ — Especially Children and Those With Natural Immunity

Excerpt:  In an interview with U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Marty Makary said the CDC’s relentless focus on vaccine-induced immunity and its “demonizing” of those who choose not to get the vaccine make the agency “the most slow, reactionary, political CDC in American history.” by Megan Redshaw  August 7, 2021 Dr. Marty Makary, a professor at Johns ... Read more

Report finds Doximity, a social network for doctors, is riddled with anti-vaccine comments

Excerpt:  The site is restricted to healthcare professionals By Kim Lyons  Updated Aug 8, 2021, 2:01pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) SHAREAll sharing options Vaccine misinformation appears rampant on a social media site for doctors Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A social media site ... Read more

Mask Mandate Issued for all Public Schools and Commercial Entities in Dallas County

Excerpt:  Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued an emergency order for mask requirements Wednesday, the day after securing a temporary restraining order against Gov. Greg Abbott's mask mandate ban. The emergency order requires all child care centers, PreK-12 public schools and commercial entities to develop a health and safety policy, that must require, at a minimum, universal ... Read more

IDPH Launches Online ‘Vax Verify’ System

Excerpt:  Check your COVID-19 vaccination record on new immunization portal SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is launching a new immunization portal, Vax Verify, that will allow Illinois residents 18 years and older to check their COVID-19 vaccination record.  Vax Verify can be accessed at  https://idphportal.illinois.gov. “As more businesses, events, organizations, and others ... Read more

The anger is real in Tennessee…

Excerpt:  Last night, outside a school board meeting in Williamson County, Tennessee, as a mask mandate was reinstated for elementary school students, teachers, and bus drivers. “You have a place in Hell. You will never be allowed in public again. We know who you are, you can leave freely but we will find you.”   ... Read more