The large group of protesters, which included children and the elderly, carried Australian flags and marched through Melbourne’s Central Business District on Saturday, calling for the dismissal of their premier with chants of “Sack Dan Andrews!” Craig Kelly, a United Australia Party MP for the Division of Hughes, NSW, took …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination certificate should be as important as a passport – Russian deputy PM
Speaking to reporters, Tatyana Golikova stressed the need for Russians to get vaccinated as the country looks to achieve herd immunity. Her comments came just a day after Russia’s Covid-19 Operational HQ revealed that it is preparing to make a QR code confirming vaccination compulsory for long-distance public transport and …
Read More »Russia’s first IV anti-Covid drug registered, manufacturer says
Dubbed Areplivir, the “first direct-acting intravenous solution for treatment of Covid-19 in Russia” has been registered by the authorities, its developer Promomed told TASS on Friday. The company added that the drug would be available for use in hospitals before year’s end. The solution is a new form of the …
Read More »WATCH: Protesters, police clash after new Covid restrictions announced in the Netherlands
Demonstrators threw stones and set off fireworks on Friday evening, while riot police at one point deployed a water cannon, according to footage and reports from the city. The water cannon was deployed after protesters held a “sitdown action” and refused to leave after multiple requests from law enforcement, police …
Read More »Russia set to implement some of world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions
The proposed law would require QR-code Covid passes to enter stores, cultural venues and cafes until June 1, 2022 – but would not come into effect until February. “Realizing that our citizens need to be given the necessary time to get vaccinated and draw up the necessary documents, for those …
Read More »Kiss frontman calls Covid-19 deniers ‘an enemy’
Simmons, the frontman of legendary rock band Kiss, ripped into anti-vaxxers who knowingly expose other people to the risk of infection. Speaking on Wednesday to “TalkShopLive”, he called such people “an enemy” and said they should be identified and exposed. “You are not allowed to infect anybody just because you …
Read More »WATCH Massive Polish march that used loophole to bypass Covid ban with GOVERNMENT help
The right-wing demonstrators, dressed mainly in black, flooded central streets of the Polish capital on Thursday, carrying red-and-white national flags, burning flares and chanting slogans. The Office for War Veterans, which became the organizer of this year’s event, said that it was staged to honor the “protectors of the border” …
Read More »Jordan Peterson hammers ‘totalitarian’ Covid rules
“I thought, all right, I’ll get the damn vaccine. But, here’s the deal, guys: I’ll get the vaccine and you f***ing leave me alone!” Peterson told podcast host Dave Rubin on Wednesday. “And did that work? No. So, stupid me, you know?” he exclaimed. “It’s like, why did I get …
Read More »Israel kicks off ‘Covid war games’
The simulation – dubbed the “Omega drill” – was announced on Twitter by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday. Bennett has regularly referred to the ‘Omega strain’ to describe the next viral mutation that has yet to be discovered. The drill will be led by Israel’s civil defense minister at …
Read More »FDA recalls millions of Covid test kits over false results
Some 2,212,335 kits produced by the Australian-based biotech company Ellume and distributed in the US potentially show false positive SARS-CoV-2 test results, the public health agency said in a statement on Thursday. The FDA warned that the use of faulty kits “may cause serious adverse health consequences or death,” identifying …
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