Canadian province stops giving boosters to elders who have had COVID in the past due to severe, life-threatening side effects + Quebec allows some infected health workers to stay on the job as COVID-related absences rise

Canadian province stops giving boosters to elders who have had COVID in the past due to severe, life-threatening side effects

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Quebec allows some infected health workers to stay on the job as COVID-related absences rise

Omicron- A Case of Mass Psychosis & Other Insane News

A 3 week old Polish piece. Omicron a Case of Mass Psychosis

A few days ago, the general director of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that the introduction of travel restrictions by several countries was an “irrational response” to the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Omicron- A Case of Mass Psychosis & Other Insane News

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Europe’s biggest omicron outbreak ‘appears mild’, say Norway Covid experts

Europe’s biggest omicron outbreak ‘appears mild’, say Norway Covid experts

The omicron outbreak at an Oslo Christmas party seen as “the biggest in the world outside of South Africa”, is so far only causing mild disease, with Norway’s state epidemiologist expressing hope it might mark the beginning of the end for the pandemic.

“They have symptoms like fever, cough, headache, muscle pain, fatigue, but for now, none of them has become severely ill, and none of them have been treated in hospital,” Tine Ravlo, the Oslo infectious disease doctor responsible, told The Telegraph.

The company actually went beyond what was necessary by insisting that everyone who attended was double vaccinated and everyone took an antigen test, she said.

OSHA suspends implementation of workplace vaccine mandate pending further court action

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced that it will suspend “implementation” and “enforcement” of the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing mandates at private workplaces. The agency says it will now wait for future developments before proceeding with a new start date for enforcement.

OSHA suspends implementation of workplace vaccine mandate pending further court action

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett holes up in a nuclear blast-proof bunker in Covid ‘war game’ to simulate outbreak of lethal new strain

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett holes up in a nuclear blast-proof bunker in Covid ‘war game’ to simulate outbreak of lethal new strain

The drill involves civilian and military leaders being subjected to mass testing, hospital admissions and curfews, Bennett’s office said in a statement. Findings from the exercise will be shared with foreign partners.

U.S. appeals court temporarily halts Biden administration vaccine mandate for private employers

U.S. appeals court temporarily halts Biden administration vaccine mandate for private employers

Such circuit decisions normally apply to states within a district — Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, in this case — but Landry said the language employed by the judges gave the decision a national scope.

The government must provide an expedited reply to the motion for a permanent injunction Monday, followed by petitioners’ reply on Tuesday.