Black Panther star Letitia Wright spoke about the “traumatic” injury she suffered while filming Wakanda Forever, but did not clear up lingering questions over her Covid-19 vaccination status. A new Variety cover story on Wakanda Forever offers some fresh insight into a particularly intense period for the film, which was …
Read More »M.I.A. Has More Unfounded Doubts About the Safety of Covid-19 Vaccines
Hours after her infamous Alex Jones/vaccine skepticism tweet, M.I.A. shared some additional unfounded thoughts about the efficacy and safety of the Covid-19 vaccine in an interview with The Guardian. M.I.A. — whose comments come alongside the arrival of her new album, Mata, today, Oct. 14 — reportedly tied her vaccine …
Read More »Not Everyone's Gonna Have to Prove They're Vaccinated at This Year's Oscars
Most, but not everyone, will have to prove they’re vaccinated against Covid-19 to be at the Academy Awards this year, The New York Times reports. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that all nominees and the 2,500-person audience will have to show proof-of-vax, as well as at …
Read More »Meet the 'Girl Boss Misinfo Types' Bringing Together Wellness Influencers and Canadian Trucker Convoy
Ange Peters sighs contentedly, bathed in warm light, her skin glowing against her yellow-and-pink striped sweater and flawless ombre highlights. “What a feeling today,” she says to the camera before pausing dramatically. “This was it. This was gonna be it, all along.” She chuckles. “This was the thing that no …
Read More »MAGA Diehards Melt Down Over Trump's Pro-Vax Push
In the crisscrossed, Q-addled conspiracy world where Donald Trump is held up as America’s great savior, and covid-19 vaccines are denounced as part of a poisonous plot to control the world, the former president’s own vaccination status — Trump privately got jabbed before departing the White House — has been …
Read More »CDC Reveals Just How Much More Protective Vaccines Are Than Prior Infection (Hint: A Lot)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that found unvaccinated people who had a prior Covid-19 infection were 5.5 times more likely to test positive for the virus than vaccinated individuals who never had Covid. “All eligible persons should be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, …
Read More »Jason Isbell Drops Out of Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Over Vaccination Policy
UPDATE (8/19): Yola, the U.K. singer-songwriter who released her album Stand for Myself in July, has dropped out of playing the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, citing the festival’s Covid safety protocols. “We are not satisfied the most stringent Covid safety best practices are currently in place,” read a message …
Read More »Pilgrimage Music Festival to Require Vax Passport, Proof of Negative Covid Test
The Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in Tennessee announced that either a vaccine passport or proof of a negative Covid-19 test will be required to attend this year’s event. Pilgrimage Festival, which takes place in Franklin, Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, announced their new Covid-19 safety policy in a statement …
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