SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs.

Now, Democrats want an exception to allow repercussions for those who refuse vaccinations in the battle against COVID-19.Long considered a shield for physicians whose religious beliefs precluded their performing abortions, the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act has become a pandemic lightning rod.

Lawsuits invoking it are challenging employers trying to enforce rules requiring testing for or inoculation against the coronavirus."The Health Care Right of Conscience Act was never intended to cover a pandemic where we’re trying to keep people alive," Gov.

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Delta, the most dominant variant of Covid-19 found in over 99% samples in Delhi in October

Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) was set up early this year.

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143 community cases of COVID-19; more than 42,000 vaccinations yesterday; 75% of eligible population now double vaccinated

There are 143 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today, 135 in Auckland, 6 in Waikato and 2 in Northland. There are no new community cases to report in Christchurch.

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Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for travel begins

As of October 30, rail and air passengers in Canada require proof of COVID-19 vaccination to travel. David Akin explains what travellers will have to show, the efforts underway to have a standard national document, and what happens when the grace period ends.

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Calls to address global COVID-19 vaccine disparities at G20 summit

As the G20 summit kicks off in Rome, leaders of the world’s richest nations are facing calls to spread the wealth when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. Canada has announced plans to donate $15 million to help South Africa make vaccines domestically.

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Dr. Ala Stanford withdraws candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner

PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Ala Stanford, whose work leading the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium accelerated Philadelphia's vaccine rollout, withdrew her candidacy for Philadelphia Health Commissioner on Saturday.In a statement distributed on Saturday night, Dr.

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American Airlines cancels hundreds of flights ahead of Halloween

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Free falling Eagles hope to find lift against winless Lions

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 24: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts while coming of the field after their loss against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium on October 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Imag DETROIT - Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are desperate for a victory, growing tired of being the NFL’s only winless team.The first-year coach was fired up about the opportunity to turn around the long-suffering franchise when he was hired 10 months ago, but seven setbacks without success have taken a toll.Campbell cried in front of cameras and reporters after a comeback fell short earlier this month.

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China’s Xi Jinping calls for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines based on the World Health Organization’s emergency use list, according to a transcript of his remarks published by the official Xinhua news agency.Speaking to the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit in Rome via video link, Xi said China had provided more than 1.6 billion COVID shots to the world, and was working with 16 nations to cooperate on manufacturing doses.

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Russia considers using ‘Sputnik Light’ as booster against COVID-19

Russia will recommend using the domestically-made Sputnik Light vaccine against COVID-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.Russia had previously promoted Sputnik Light, which comprises the first shot of its flagship two-shot Sputnik V, as an effective standalone vaccine as well as a booster that can be combined with non-Russian vaccines.“As the Delta variant is advancing, there will definitely be changes made today to the methodological recommendations on vaccinations where it will (say): only use ‘Sputnik Light’ for re-vaccination,” Health Minister Mikhail Murashko was quoted as saying by TASS.

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COVID-19: New Brunswick reports 2 deaths, 33 new cases on Saturday

Premier Higgs examines options after CUPE strike impacts New Brunswick health care The number of hospitalizations has dropped. There are now 23 people in hospital, of whom 15 are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and seven are fully vaccinated.Thirteen people are in intensive care, 10 of whom are unvaccinated, one is partially vaccinated and two are fully vaccinated.There have been 37 new recoveries, leaving an active total of 551.

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G-20 summit: Leaders endorse global minimum tax on corporations

ROME (AP) - Leaders of the world's biggest economies on Saturday endorsed a global minimum tax on corporations as part of an agreement on new international tax rules, a step toward building more fairness amid skyrocketing revenues of some multinational businesses.The move by the Group of 20 summit in Rome was hailed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L.

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White House outlines plans to increase COVID-19 testing in schools

WASHINGTON - All school-aged children could soon become eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the Biden administration is ready to relax screenings in schools.In fact, the Department of Education (ED) is prepared to ramp up its efforts, according to a White House Fact Sheet published on Friday."We know how to keep students safe in schools by taking the right steps to prevent or reduce transmission in schools—including getting staff and eligible students vaccinated, implementing universal indoor masking, maintaining physical distancing, improving ventilation, and performing regular screening testing of students and school staff," the fact sheet reads.RELATED: FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11On

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Quebec reports 591 new COVID-19 infections, two more deaths

COVID-19 on Saturday and two additional virus-related deaths.Health officials say the number of hospitalizations declined by six to 244, while the number of patients in intensive care declined by one to 67.#COVID19 – En date du 29 octobre, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/eFjS9RYZxa— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) October 30, 2021As for vaccinations, authorities say 8,120 doses were administered in the past 24 hours, including 2,764 first shots.On Friday the province’s public health institute said 90.6 per cent of Quebec residents 12 and over have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 87.8 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated with both shots.Authorities say there are currently 470

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India can produce over 5 bn Covid vaccine doses by 2022 end: PM Modi tells G20

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G20 summit: Freeland says Canada to donate 200M doses of COVID-19 vaccines by end of 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday at the G20 summit in Rome that Canada is donating 10 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations through the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and that Canada’s total contribution will be 200 million vaccine doses by the end of 2022.

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COVID-19: London and Middlesex adds 16 new cases, 13 recoveries Saturday

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) reported 16 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.In total, there have been 14,481 cases to date, including 136 active cases (an increase of five), 14,100 recoveries (an increase of 13) and 245 deaths (unchanged).The most recent death was reported Oct. 21 and involved a man in his 70s who was not associated with a long-term care or retirement home and who was fully vaccinated but eligible for a third dose due to a suppressed immune system.Of the 136 active cases, 48 involve kids aged 11 or under, a cohort that is not yet eligible for vaccination.Since Sept.

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Kamala Harris receives COVID-19 vaccine booster shot

WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris has received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.The vice president rolled up a sleeve on Saturday and took a third shot of the Moderna vaccine. She’d previously achieved full vaccination after receiving her first dose on Dec.

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COVID-19 vaccination: Over 106 crore doses administered in India so far

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Canada to donate 10M doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to COVAX, Trudeau says

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX vaccine sharing facility and donate $15 million to help make mRNA vaccines in Africa.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the donation in Rome this afternoon while attending the G20 leaders’ summit.Canada also intends to increase its financial support to COVAX to buy another 63 million doses itself.

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19 states sue to block Biden administration's COVID vaccine rule

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Eighteen states filed three separate lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri.

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G-20 starts with plea for more vaccines for poor countries

ROME (AP) - Italy's Premier Mario Draghi made a sharp call to pick up the pace in getting vaccines to poor countries as he opened a conference of the world's powerhouse economies, calling the gaping global COVID-19 vaccine gap "morally unacceptable."Draghi, the host for the two-day Group of 20 summit in Rome, said Saturday that only 3% of people in the world's poorest countries are vaccinated, while 70% in rich countries have had at least one shot.Climate change, vaccines, the recovery, international taxation are all themes occupying leaders holding their first in-person summit since the pandemic took hold.

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COP26: Some activists fearful of climate summit while UK COVID-19 cases rise

LONDON (AP) - Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the U.K. ahead of the U.N.

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Russia to recommend using Sputnik Light only as booster shot against Covid-19

Sputnik Light vaccine against Covid-19 only as a booster for people who have already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies cited the health minister as saying on Saturday.

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Ontario reports 356 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 599,615.Health Minister Christine Elliott said of the new cases, 230 involve people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown vaccination status, while 126 are fully vaccinated individuals.For comparison, last Saturday 373 cases were reported, meaning the seven-day average dropped. Ontario to release plan for 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose next week Four additional deaths were also announced on Oct.

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'Shocked' Scot with terminal breast cancer told to wait week for Covid jab due to IT glitch

A Scots woman with terminal breast cancer has told of her 'shock' after being told she had to wait a week to book a coronavirus vaccine appointment due to an IT glitch.

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Scottish Government confirm 20 deaths and 3,867 new Covid cases in last 24 hours

A total of 20 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

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Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for kids? What parents should know

When will children get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine?

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Walk-in vaccination clinics open this weekend for 12 and over

Walk-in and appointment-only vaccination clinics will be open across the country this weekend for people aged 12 and over to receive their first or second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Supreme Court rejects appeal to stop Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from health care workers in Maine to block a vaccine mandate that went into effect Friday.Three conservative justices noted their dissents. The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and nursing home workers who risk losing their jobs if they are not vaccinated.Only New York and Rhode Island also have vaccine mandates for health care workers that lack religious exemptions.

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18 states sue to stop Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors

Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.Attorneys general from Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming signed on to one lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court in Missouri. Another group of states including Georgia, Alabama, Idaho, Kansas, South Carolina, Utah and West Virginia filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Georgia.Texas also sued individually on Friday.

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10 US states sue Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine rule

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Manitoba’s COVID-19/vaccine numbers- October 29

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Unvaccinated nurses open wellness centre in Kamloops, B.C.

COVID-19 vaccine is using their job loss as an opportunity to start up Ezra Wellness on Tranquille Road.“We’re not being allowed to help. We were told we weren’t wanted, we weren’t needed — and yet, we know we are,” said team lead Glenn Aalderink.

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160 community cases of COVID-19; 2 border cases; more than 42,000 vaccinations yesterday

There are 160 new community cases of COVID-19 to report today, 151 in Auckland, 7 in Waikato, 1 in Northland, 1 in Canterbury.

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Booster shot recommended for AstraZeneca recipients

People who received AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines could be in line for booster shots, based on new advice from the National Advisory Council of Immunization.

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Covid-19 vaccine: Pfizer cleared for children aged 5 to 11

Pfizer dose for teens and adults. The shipments would position the shots at pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies and other locations across the country so that inoculations can begin promptly after any CDC clearance.

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Which Canadians should get COVID-19 vaccine boosters? NACI updates guidelines

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has new guidelines on which Canadians should receive a third COVID-19 vaccine dose. Jamie Mauracher explains who’s been added to the list, as parents wait for Canada to approve a shot for children aged five to 11.

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FBI: Nearly 4 times as many police officers have died from COVID-19 as guns in 2021

WASHINGTON - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows nearly four times as many law enforcement officers have died as a result of contracting the coronavirus in the line of duty than from guns in the first nine months of 2021.According to the FBI’s data, there were 279 line-of-duty deaths within the first nine months of 2021, with 169 of those deaths from COVID-19 alone. Gunfire claimed the lives of 43 officers through September, according to the FBI. The numbers were provided by the FBI and showed a graphic representation of the data regarding line-of-duty deaths, both felonious and accidental, collected from law enforcement agencies across the United States and U.S.

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Ice Cube Exits Comedy 'Oh Hell No' After Declining COVID-19 Vaccine (Report)

Ice Cube is exiting his latest project.

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Ice Cube departs ‘Oh Hell No’ film after declining COVID-19 vaccine

Ice Cube has reportedly exited comedy Oh Hell No after refusing to get vaccinated at the request of producers.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cube left behind a $9million payday by departing the film. Producers on Oh Hell No had requested that cast members would need to be vaccinated for the project.Cube partnered with Jack Black, who also serves as a producer, on the film in June, with filming scheduled to take place in winter in Hawaii with director Kitao Sakurai (Bad Trip).Following Cube’s exit, it’s claimed production has been pushed back until the studio finds a replacement.

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Ontario to release COVID-19 vaccine booster plan next week

Hot on the heels of NACI’s recommendations for shots, Ontario’s minister of health says the province will release its plans next week. But as British Columbia displayed earlier this week, the provinces are free to set their own policies.

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Vaccinated 75-year-old Ontario hockey player dies after contracting COVID-19

Garry Weston couldn’t wait to get back on the ice with his recreational hockey friends. When the time came, he brought his proof of vaccination and enthusiasm.

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CDC: Vaccine immunity more protective than previous COVID-19 infection

ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a message for unvaccinated people relying on previous COVID-19 infections to provide immunity against future infections: Get vaccinated.It’s the same message the CDC has spent most of 2021 delivering to Americans.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hit out at world leaders for not ending Covid

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry co-signed a letter with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in a bid to get the “wealthiest” countries to help vaccinate the world’s population and end the COVID-19 pandemic.Last month, the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex announced that they had partnered with the WHO in order to open a “dialogue on the urgent need to achieve global vaccine equity.”In a letter co-signed by the WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the former royals demanded leaders from richer nations that will be present at this year’s G20 summit, to “end the Covid crisis” by “working to vaccinate the world's population”.

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Alberta records 603 new COVID-19 cases Friday, 8 additional deaths

COVID-19 on Friday and eight additional deaths from the disease.Active cases of the virus, as well as hospitalizations and ICU admissions continue to decline.There are now 8,158 active cases in Alberta, a drop from 8,387 active cases Thursday.Of the active cases, 2,078 are in the Calgary zone, 1,847 are in the Edmonton zone, 1,635 are in the Central zone, 1,725 are in the North zone, 868 are in the South zone and five are not tied to any specific zone.There are now 765 people in hospital with COVID-19, a drop from 779 in hospital a day before.

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Global vaccine equity a key metric in ending COVID-19 pandemic, experts say

As we hear more about booster shots in Canada, not everywhere in the world is even close to being in the same place. Some countries are still struggling to get first and second doses for their citizens.

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COVID-19 vaccine gives 5 times the protection of 'natural immunity,' data show

US adults who previously had COVID-19 contracted the disease at more than five times the rate of those who were fully vaccinated, according to data published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

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Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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