June 23, 2021 Pete Buttigieg says federal government should 'encourage' vaccine passports Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said that the federal government should "encourage" private businesses to implement vaccine passports when he was asked this week about Texas's ban on the practice.
June 23, 2021 Not enough data to recommend COVID-19 booster vaccines yet: CDC panel A group of independent experts advising the CDC suggested there isn’t enough data yet to support recommendations for COVID-19 booster vaccines, and expect to continue monitoring studies into the fall.
June 23, 2021 Data suggests 'likely' link between COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, rare heart issues in teens, CDC panel says A CDC advisory panel suggested a likely link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and rare reports of heart inflammation in younger age groups, but noted that the benefits of receiving a shot still "clearly outweigh" the risks.
June 23, 2021 Houston hospital workers fired, resign over COVID-19 vaccine More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement.
June 23, 2021 What is myocarditis? Signs, symptoms to look for A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel is set to meet Wednesday to discuss reports of myocarditis and pericarditis in some COVID-19 mRNA vaccine recipients.
June 23, 2021 AstraZeneca, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant, study finds Both the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines maintained effectiveness against the Delta variant in a recent study, with researchers noting “no evidence of widespread complete escape from neutralization.”
June 23, 2021 Secret Service saw nearly 900 employees infected by coronavirus, documents say Nearly 900 employees of the Secret Service – the agency charged with protecting the president and other top U.S. officials – contracted the coronavirus over the course of a year between March 2020 and March 2021, documents reveal, according to a report.
June 22, 2021 Indiana University students sue school over vaccine requirement, allege constitutional rights violated Eight Indiana University students have filed a federal lawsuit against the school, alleging that its COVID-19 vaccine requirement violates both their constitutional rights and the state's new vaccine passport law.
June 22, 2021 CDC director says benefits of COVID-19 vaccination ‘far outweigh’ risks of rare heart issues Ahead of an anticipated CDC advisory panel meeting Wednesday relating to heart inflammation in a small fraction of vaccinated teens and young adults, head of the agency, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, suspects the data will reveal the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks of rare side effects and poor outcomes from COVID-19 disease.
June 22, 2021 Delta coronavirus variant doubling biweekly, now 20% of samples, Fauci says Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Tuesday that the highly transmissible Delta variant has climbed to now account for over 20% of sequenced samples.