Canadian Detective Suspended After Investigating Possible COVID Shot Link to SIDS
A police detective in Ottawa, Canada is facing a disciplinary hearing for allegedly investigating a potential link between mothers who had received COVID-19 shots and their babies dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the Ottawa area.1 Detective Helen Grus was part of Ottawa Police Service’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse (SACA) unit but […]
U.S. Government Settles with Navy Seals Fired for Refusing COVID Shots
U.S. Navy sailors and the Biden administration have reached a settlement in a legal battle that has lasted nearly four years over the Department of Defense (DoD) COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The settlement provides that sailors who refused to take the COVID shots for religious belief reasons will have their record expunged and will be protected […]
Fired Mayo Clinic Employees Who Refused COVID Shots Reinstated
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Mayo Clinic may have illegally fired a group of workers, who refused to get COVID-19 shots because of their religious beliefs. A three-judge panel unanimously found that the former Mayo Clinic employees demonstrated that the COVID shot requirement conflicted with their religious beliefs, reversing a decision […]
Artificial Intelligence Used in Health Care
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making its way into health care. It is increasingly being used to help doctors interpret tests, clarify diagnoses and identify which treatments may be most effective.1 According to a recent article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), some people even believe the use of AI has a place in addressing vaccine […]
Massachusetts State Troopers Reinstated After Being Fired for Refusing COVID Shots
Seven Massachusetts state troopers who lost their job after refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which was ordered by a former governor in 2021, will be reinstated. An independent arbitrator ruled that the fired state troopers be offered their jobs back with full back pay, seniority rights and benefits.1 In August 2021, former […]
Health Care Workers Denied COVID Vaccine Religious Exemptions Will Be Paid $10.3 Million
NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), which operates six hospitals in the Chicago area, agreed to pay approximately $10.3 million to employees who were discriminated against and denied religious exemptions from the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in an historic class action settlement against a private employer.1 2 3 Liberty Counsel filed a class action lawsuit against […]