Heart patient taken off transplant waiting-list for refusing COVID-19 vaccine

A 31-year-old man in need of a heart transplant in Boston has been taken off his transplant waiting list because he refused to take the COVID-19 vaccination on ideological and medical grounds, the NY Post reports.

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Republicans push for greater access to COVID therapeutics

Republicans are pushing for greater access to monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 after the federal government took over the distribution of such drugs last year.

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Senate GOP preps to nullify Biden’s vaccine mandate for 17 million healthcare workers

More than 30 GOP senators are preparing legislation to nullify President Biden’s national vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

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Netherlands In Tough Lockdown As Europe Struggles With Omicron

The Netherlands’ government announced Europe’s toughest Christmas season lockdown Saturday as nations across the continent tried to halt massive COVID-19 infections spurred by the Omicron variant.

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US Supreme Court Forces Christian Doctors To Take COVID Vaccines

Christian doctors and others refusing COVID-19 jabs are weighing their options after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt New York’s vaccination obligation for health care workers.

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Four states enlist National Guard to help battle health care staffing crisis

Four states – Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire and New York – are deploying the National Guard to battle the COVID-19 healthcare staffing shortage.

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