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Meta Relaxes Covid Booster Requirement For Staff
Facebook's owner confirms it no longer requires staff to provide evidence of a Coronavirus booster shot, but the vaccine requirement remains
Apple Trolls Spotify Over Neil Young
After Spotify agrees to remove Neil Young's music from its platform, Apple Music touts itself as “the home of Neil Young”
Meta Delays Office Reopening, Orders Booster Shots For Staff
Facebook parent delays office reopening and mandates all returning staff to provide proof of receiving Covid-19 booster vaccinations, amid Omicron surge
Amazon Brings Back Masks For Warehouse Workers
All Amazon warehouse workers in the United States are once again required to wear masks at work, amid Covid infection surge
Apple Delays Staff Return To Offices Indefinitely
Amid rapid spread of Covid-19 Omicron variant, Apple has delayed the return of its corporate staff to the office indefinitely
Google Staff Refusing Vaccine Will Be Fired
Staff at Google who refuse to be vaccinated will first lose their salary, and eventually will be fired, according to internal documents
Hundreds Of Google Staff Protest Vaccine Mandate
Staff push back. At least 600 staff at Google sign manifesto opposing firm's widened Covid-19 vaccine mandate on workforce
Apple To Require Daily Tests For Unvaccinated Staff
Unvaccinated staff working for Apple will be required to take a Covid-19 test, every time they enter the office or campus
Texas Governor Bans Vaccine Mandates
Over 4 million cases of Covid in Texas and 66,000 thousand deaths, does not stop Texas governor from banning vaccine mandates
IBM To Require US Staff To Be Vaccinated
Want to continue working at IBM? Big Blue staff in the US told they must be vaccinated by 8 December or face unpaid suspension
Did Russia Hack UK’s AstraZenica Covid Vaccine?
Did they hack the UK's vaccine? Newspaper reports Russia stole blueprint for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine in order to make Sputnik jab
YouTube To Block All Anti-Vaccine Content
Streaming platform will now block all anti-vaccine content, in a major expansion of its ban on misinformation on Coronavirus vaccines
Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene, Again
Third suspension from Twitter for Republican far-right conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted misinformation about Covid vaccines
Amazon Reinstates Mask Requirement For US Warehouse Staff
All Amazon staff in its US warehouse are now required once again to wear masks indoors, irrespective of their vaccine status
Uber CEO: Governments, Not Companies, Should Push Vaccinations
Boss of ride hailing firm explains reasoning behind why Uber office staff must have vaccinations, but not its fleet of drivers
NHS Covid-19 App Updated To Ease ‘Pingdemic’
As expected, government eases sensitivity of its NHS Covid-19 app in effort to reduce 'pingdemic' causing worker shortages
Google, Facebook To Require Covid Vaccinations For Office Return
Employees looking to return to work in the offices of Facebook and Google will be required to be vaccinated
Amazon To Halt Covid Testing For US Workers
Too soon? E-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed it is to end testing for Coronavirus for warehouse workers at the end of this month
Biden Backtracks Over Facebook ‘Killing People’ Comment
President Biden backs down after he made a surprise comment last week that Facebook was “killing people” over misleading online information
NHS Website Crashes Briefly Amid Rush For Vaccine Bookings
After the government authorises Covid-19 vaccines for over 45s, NHS booking website crashes briefly under the strain
European Commission Suffers ‘IT Security Incident’ – Report
Cyberattack carried out last month on the IT systems of the European Commission and a number of other European Union organisations
Twitter Expands Fight Against Coronavirus Vaccine Misinformation
Platform increases use of warning labels on misleading Covid-19 vaccine posts, and introduces scaling “strike” system for repeat offenders
Pfizer Attack Carried Out By North Korean Hackers
North Korean hackers have attempted to steal valuable Covid-19 vaccine information from Pfizer, warns South Korean intelligence
Google Maps To Display Coronavirus Vaccination Locations
Announcement this week that Google Maps will begin to display US locations that offer Covid-19 vaccinations, with world locations following
Hackers Steal Covid-19 Vaccine Documents From EU Agency
European Union's medicine regulator has been hacked, and documents concerning the Pfizer Coronavirus vaccine have been stolen
Facebook Bans Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Claims
Conspiracy clampdown. Social networking giant Facebook follows YouTube lead in banning false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines
Hackers Target Covid-19 Cold Chain, Warns IBM
Firms involved with the specialist “cold chain” infrastructure required for several Coronavirus vaccines, have been targetted by hackers
North Korean Hackers Target AstraZeneca For Covid Vaccine
North Korean hackers pose as recruiters on LinkedIn and WhatsApp, to send job offer documents laden with malware to AstraZeneca staff
Coronavirus: YouTube To Ban Misleading Covid-19 Vaccine Content
Anti-vaxxer setback after YouTube confirms it will begin removing videos containing misinformation about Coronavirus vaccines