August 24, 2021 Hochul to order school mask mandate, pushing for tougher vaccine rules Governor Hochul called for statewide mask mandates in schools on her first day in office, Tuesday. She is also intentional on more strict vaccination requirements for New Yorkers.
August 24, 2021 Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, CDC says Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control.
August 24, 2021 Fauci calls on unvaccinated Americans to expedite pandemic end Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s leading infectious disease expert, during a White House briefing Tuesday appealed to eligible unvaccinated Americans to roll up their sleeves, receive shots and accelerate the timeline to the pandemic’s end.
August 24, 2021 When could Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccines win full FDA approval? The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, now marketed as Comirnaty, was granted full FDA approval on Monday, but when could vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Moderna win full approval?
August 24, 2021 Pfizer CEO says COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant likely to emerge Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said the company believes a COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant will likely one day emerge, though the company has a system in place to turn around a variant-specific jab within some three months.
August 24, 2021 First responders tell 'Fox & Friends' vaccine mandates could make staff shortages worse First responders in Maine voiced concern Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine mandate could lead to further staffing shortages.
August 24, 2021 No off-label prescribing COVID-19 vaccines to kids under 12: FDA Children under 12 should not yet receive COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as regulators await data on safety, efficacy and dosing.
August 23, 2021 California school district removes COVID-19 test blood drawn language after parents pressure A California school district removed blood drawn language from its COVID testing consent form for students after parents pushed back.
August 23, 2021 Los Angeles-area vaccine worker struck in hit-and-run; may have been intentional, officials say A motorist may have intentionally hit a COVID-19 vaccination worker in a Los Angeles suburb over the weekend, authorities said, marking another violent incident related vaccine sites in the region.
August 23, 2021 Dr. Marty Makary: Team Biden, stop using COVID to distract from Afghanistan I am not weighing in politically on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan but one thing abundantly clear to me is that the White House is creating daily COVID headlines to distract from the coverage.