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A devout Catholic was awarded nearly $13 million in a discrimination lawsuit claiming she was fired in 2022 for refusing to follow her company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate as it was against her ...
Shincheonji Church of Jesus, a religious minority group based in South Korea, and its related members have faced discrimination and harassment online and offline due to its link to an initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Daegu, South Korea. Members have reported violent attacks, online harassment, damage to businesses, and bullying in workplaces and ...
On January 10, 2022, Pope Francis issued a statement on COVID-19 vaccines. He stated that COVID-19 vaccination was a "moral obligation" and denounced "how people had been swayed by 'baseless information' to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives". [20] [21] [22]
Eastern European Catholics supported measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but for some the pandemic "revived painful memories of communist rule." [ 97 ] Questioning and resistance also emerged in Western Europe, "where some Catholics have questioned the right of civil authorities to prohibit religious worship."
An Olive Hill woman who was fired from her hospital job for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine due to religious reasons is now suing her former employer in federal court.
Referencing a Pennsylvania judge’s ruling in a 2017 religious discrimination case over someone’s opposition to vaccination, Richardson said Amos’ stance on Ramsey Solutions’ COVID policies ...
Due to this social isolation, people may be less likely to seek out medical help or services, take necessary precautions, or seek out social services, due to fear of discrimination. This can contribute to a situation in which the virus is more likely to spread, leading to severe health problems and difficulties in controlling disease outbreak ...
Jun. 6—Santa Fe County has settled a former employee's pandemic-era complaint alleging its enforcement of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate amounted to religious discrimination. Jail administrators ...