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'Very scary': Austria says anti-vax activists crossing borders

Jastinder Khera, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 05:06 PM

Some radicalized activists who reject Covid vaccines and anti-virus measures are crossing borders to join protests where extremist ideology is being spread, Austria's new domestic intelligence chief told AFP, calling the trend "very scary". Read more »

Pacquiao: Anti-vaxxers can’t be forced to take shot

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 27 02:05 AM

Pacquiao is looking into filing a resolution as government wants unvaccinated individuals to immunized for COVID, which the senator says is illegal. Read more »

NBA: LeBron confirms being vaccinated

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 03:03 AM

James said he had opted to be vaccinated after deciding it was in the best interests of himself and his family. Read more »

NY hospitals fire, suspend staff refusing COVID vaccine

Maria Caspani and Nathan Layne, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 28 09:05 AM

The inoculation push comes as President Joe Biden and other state and federal political leaders ratchet up pressure on unvaccinated Americans. Read more »

Canada's Trudeau faces anti-vaxxers

Carlos Osorio, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 09:03 PM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's campaign for the federal election on September 20 has been hounded by protests from anti-vaxxers. Read more »

How an indebted US physician sells COVID falsehoods

Ian Timberlake, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 02:14 PM

For Sherri Tenpenny, God is on the side of those who spurn Covid-19 vaccines. Making money, critics say, is the Ohio osteopath's higher calling. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 17, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:47 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Against COVID-19 vaccine

Stephen Zenner, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 12:07 PM

The United States reported 38,482 new COVID-19 cases yesterday and 382 deaths, with new cases rising 16.8% in the past week, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracker. Read more »

Duterte: Get vaccinated or I’ll send you to jail

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 03:07 AM

Duterte says those who don't want to be vaccinated should just leave the country. "Go to India, if you want. Or to America," the President says. Read more »

White House working with Facebook and Twitter to tackle anti-vaxxers

Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 03:51 AM

WASHINGTON - The White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet Inc's Google about clamping down on COVID misinformation and getting their help to stop it from going viral, a senior administration official said. Read more »

Vaccines: 200 years of progress -- and skepticism

Olivier Thibault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 08 02:55 PM

COVID-19 has been a shot in the arm for vaccine research with several viable jabs in production less than a year after the disease emerged.  Read more »

OPINION: Get ready for a vaccine information war

Kevin Roose, The New York Times
Posted at May 14 03:07 AM

What if we get a COVID-19 vaccine and half the country refuses to take it? Read more »

Could the new coronavirus weaken 'anti-vaxxers'?

Victoria Waldersee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 08:31 AM

Some virologists say the quest for a vaccine is so widely supported that resistance will be eroded. Read more »