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A COVID Vaccine Reckoning Is Coming for the DOJ Over Federal Mandates
The Justice Department has just posted a new jobs ad — it’s looking for eight new attorneys to defend the federal government in vaccine injury cases.
Presumably, the hiring spree is in anticipation of a surge of COVID vaccine lawsuits, as people who were forced by government mandates to take the jab and suffered serious side effects as a result, try to extract compensation from a system that is stacked against them.
The recruitment drive comes on the heels of a little-noticed lawsuit filed in Louisiana last month by six vaccine-injured plaintiffs against the federal government. The suit aims to overturn the legal immunity that pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer and Moderna enjoy on their COVID shots.
Meanwhile, almost 13,000 Americans who claim the COVID vaccine caused them or their dead loved ones adverse reactions — such as the life-threatening heart ailment myocarditis or the debilitating immune disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome — remain in limbo after doing what they were told was “the right thing”: heeding government mandates to submit to the jab.
Vaccine Freedom Bill Signed by Texas Governor Gregg Abbott
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott today signed into law a bill that bans vaccine mandates by private employers as a condition of employment.
“Senate Bill 7 prohibits private employers from requiring employees to get a COVID vaccination — and employers that violate this law are subject to a $50,000 fine as well as a lawsuit and injunctive relief from the Texas Attorney General,” said Governor Abbott.
“This law adds to the law that I already signed that prohibits state and local governments from imposing COVID mandates. It’s long past time to put COVID behind us and restore individual freedom to all Texans. I thank Senator Middleton, Representative Leach, and all other members of the Texas Legislature who stood with this issue every step of the way.”
Abbott signed a similar law earlier this year, prohibiting state government from mandating COVID vaccinations.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Jersey Vaccine Mandate
Four New Jersey nurses failed to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their challenge to a now-rescinded state mandate requiring healthcare workers to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots.
The justices declined Monday to examine a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision dismissing as moot the nurses’ appeal of a district court’s finding that they didn’t show that the vaccination requirement violated their constitutional rights.
The lower court denied the plaintiffs’ bid to block Gov. Philip Murphy (D)’s executive order, ruling that the state demonstrated a legitimate interest in curbing the spread of the deadly virus.
NYPD Bomb Squad Members Sue NYC for $75 Million, Claim COVID Vax Mandate Ended Careers
Five members of the NYPD — including three members of the Bomb Squad — are suing the city for $75 million, claiming their careers were ended by the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The officers, all with decades of experience, said they’ve lost out on a “full pension, with annual interest, and health benefits” after they were fired in 2022 for refusing to get the jab.
The mandate was blasted by workers who said it was unfair, and it’s been the subject of numerous lawsuits. About 1,780 workers were fired for refusing to get vaccinated.
The alleged injustice became a slap in the face in March 2022, when Adams created an “elite” exemption for athletes such as unvaccinated superstar NBA player Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets — and when it became clear that the vaccine didn’t stop the transmission of the virus, the men said in court papers.
Saskatchewan Nurse Faces Disciplinary Hearing for Social Media Posts Rejecting COVID Mandates
In a new verdict concerning medical freedom and free speech, another Canadian nurse could face de-certification. Delegate Leah McInnes, a Saskatchewan nurse, had a grievance filed against her by a colleague on September 26, 2021, after her social media posts spoke out against the compulsion for COVID-19 vaccines. Despite advocating their usage, she expressed strong resistance to the imposition of medical measures.
Between August and October 2021, McInnes publicly criticized the government’s pandemic strategy via social media, triggering an investigation by Saskatchewan’s College of Registered Nurses (CRNS) into her nonworking hours advocacy. She was accused by the governing body of propagating “misinformation” through expressing differing opinions, such as her promise to campaign for the removal of “unjustly excessive mandates” and the violation of individuals’ medical record privacy.
Meta and Snap Must Detail Child Protection Measures by Dec. 1, EU Says
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) and social media company Snap (SNAP.N) have been given a Dec. 1 deadline by the EU to give more information on how they protect children from illegal and harmful content, the European Commission said on Friday.
The request for information on the measures the companies have taken to improve the protection of minors comes a day after a similar message by the European Union to Alphabet‘s (GOOGL.O) YouTube and TikTok.
The Commission last month also sent companies including Meta, X and TikTok urgent orders to detail measures taken to counter the spread of content related to terrorism, violent content and hate speech on their platforms.
