• A US judge approved a multimillion-dollar settlement on December 19 for workers who were fired by an Illinois healthcare system for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. About 500 workers who were terminated or, after seeing their exemption requests denied, got a COVID-19 vaccine, will receive compensation as part of the $10.3 million settlement.
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith commits to banning K-12 school mask mandates
• New York Supreme Court reinstates all employees fired for being unvaccinated and orders back pay since, as the ruling put it, “being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19”

• Ontario parents are getting off the COVID-19 vaccine treadmill! Less than 1% of Ontario toddlers (6 mos-5 years old) received their first dose during their first week of eligibility, representing a 92% drop in uptake when compared to other under-age cohorts.
• An Australian COVID poll with more than 50,000 respondents finds that more than half of respondents said they regret getting vaccinated.
• Twitter reinstates the accounts of medical freedom advocates Dr. Robert Malone & Dr. Peter McCullough along with numerous other previously censored voices.

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