Anti-Vaccination Protests Go Worldwide, As Backlash To Mandates Grows

On the eve of an order from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that all county employees get vaccinated against Covid-19, Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he would not enforce the rule in his department.

COVID vaccinations in indoor spaces, which includes music venues.As of today (October 7), Los Angeles County now requires proof of at least one vaccine dose in order to enter indoor spaces including bars, wineries, nightclubs, and lounges. Proof of full vaccination will be mandatory from November 4.Meanwhile, Los Angeles City Council has passed a new ordinance that comes into effect on November 4.

Children aged five to 11 in the US could receive the Pfizer vaccine if the US government approves an application put forward by the firm.

Los Angeles Times, Mayor Eric Garcetti plans to sign the city ordinance into law. Residents in L.A.

Myron Dewey was a documentary filmmaker who covered the protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, including directing “Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock.”Dewey was the founder of the production company Digital Smoke Signals. He took acclaimed and widely viewed footage of the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, running near Standing Rock.

UPDATE, SATURDAY AM: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has rejected a request to block New York City’s vaccination mandate for all Department of Education employees.

On Friday, the New York Times reported that the United States had now suffered over 700,000 deaths related to Covid-19, despite widely-available vaccines and marked drops in deaths in places like California. The nation’s most populous state, once the epicenter of the pandemic, reported just 126 new deaths on Friday.

UPDATE: A group of New York City public school teachers has petitioned the US Supreme Court to block the city’s vaccine mandate, which kicks in this week.

United Airlines is letting go of hundreds of their employees.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are frustrated that their kids can't be vaccinated against coronavirus. The couple think it's "weird" that the jabs are currently only licensed in the US for those aged over 12 and can't understand why the approval date seemingly keeps getting "pushed" for unknown reasons.

693,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 — more than 200,000 of them this year, despite the widespread availability — and zero cost — of vaccines. However, Steele is for some reason bummed out about being protected from the deadly illness.“Everybody else has their ‘Yay look, here’s my [vaccine] card’ … You wanna see what my face looked like when I had to do it?” she said.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI had the pleasure of recently interviewing one of the most dynamic figures of our time, Amanda Gorman, who is one of our five Power of Women honorees this year.

LeBron James today revealed for the first time unequivocally that he has been vaccinated against Covid-19.

Benedetta has been picketed by Catholic protesters.The film, which follows a novice nun in the 17th century who joins an Italian convent and has a love affair with another nun, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival a few months ago.Premiering at NYFF yesterday (September 26), protesters that appeared to be from the group American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, labelled Benedetta “blasphemous”.“We vehemently protest the blasphemous lesbian movie Benedetta, that insults

Ellise Shafer administratorThe New York Film Festival premiere of Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta” was greeted by a small group of protesters on Sunday.The biographical drama, starring Virginie Efira, tells the story of a 17th century nun who falls in love with another nun.

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a vaccine mandate set to go into effect on Monday in the New York City school system.

The initial findings of an anticipated study into the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine on children ages of 5-11 were released today, and the first results seem promising.

Los Angeles firefighters filed a lawsuit Friday against the city over its mandate that all employees must receive the Covid-19 vaccination.