September 2, 2021 Fauci: 'Mu' COVID variant not an 'immediate threat' to Americans The new coronavirus variant “mu” is not an “immediate threat” to the United States as of now, according to White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci.
September 2, 2021 Pfizer's RSV vaccine enters late-stage trial, company says Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced on Thursday that its vaccine for the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, has begun the third phase of its clinical trials among adults, which comes almost two weeks after the Food Drug Administration (FDA) has fully authorized Pfizer's SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 vaccine.
September 2, 2021 Getting two vaccines chops ‘long-haul’ COVID risk in half: study Two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine provide two times more protection against prolonged symptoms of coronavirus — so-called “long-haul” (or just “long”) COVID — according to a new study.
September 1, 2021 Cincinnati hospital poll on COVID vaccine shows a third of nurses would quit rather than be forced to take it Ohio nurses are pushing back against hospitals requiring them to take the coronavirus vaccine and a recent survey shows that at least 30% of nurses at one Cincinnati medical center would quit before taking the vaccine.
September 1, 2021 California ‘gut-and-amend’ bill on vaccine mandate fails A controversial California “gut-and-amend” legislative maneuver that would have repurposed legislation about Bay Area traffic to impose a statewide coronavirus vaccine mandate has failed.
September 1, 2021 San Diego County passes measure declaring misinformation a public health crisis despite public opposition San Diego County’s Democrat-controlled board of supervisors voted 3-2 at midnight Tuesday to declare misinformation a public health crisis and potentially silence residents who oppose coronavirus lockdowns as well as mask and vaccine mandates.
September 1, 2021 COVID-19 vaccinations in rural areas hit fastest pace in 6 weeks: report Nearly 300,000 Americans in rural areas completed a COVID-19 vaccination series last week, translating to the largest weekly gain since mid-July, per data published by the nonprofit Center for Rural Strategies.
September 1, 2021 Critics rip Illinois Health Dept director over misquote alleging 'masks are as effective as vaccines' The Illinois Department of Health director recently said that “masks are as effective as vaccines” amid a push to crack down on mask wearing in schools.
September 1, 2021 Virginia Tech disenrolls students over COVID-19 vaccine mandate More than 100 Virginia Tech students were removed from the fall semester roster after they failed to comply with the university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, officials said.
September 1, 2021 WHO investigating new COVID-19 variant named mu The World Health Organization said it is monitoring another new COVID-19 variant with mutations that the agency fears could make it resistant to vaccines.