April 8, 2021 Massachusetts governor says 'too soon' to consider COVID 'vaccine passport' as he dodges question States have already started taking strong positions to support or rule out COVID vaccine passports, as President Biden ruled out a federal one.
April 8, 2021 Oklahoma opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments to non-residents Oklahoma is now offering vaccine appointments to people who do not live in the state.
April 8, 2021 1 in 4 US adults fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC data shows The latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appear to reflect that about one in four U.S. adults is now fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
April 8, 2021 Disney World opens COVID-19 vaccine clinic for employees: 'Another option' Walt Disney World has opened a private coronavirus vaccination site for employees to get inoculated
April 8, 2021 COVID-19 vaccination site shuts down after adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot, report says Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day, a report said.
April 7, 2021 High schoolers feel sense of normalcy after COVID vaccine opens to ages 16, 17 Across the country, states are expanding their COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to 16- and 17-year-olds. Doctors say if teens get their vaccines soon, they hope in-person proms and graduations will be possible.
April 7, 2021 Allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines focus of new clinical trial The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a clinical trial to better understand allergic reactions related to the Moderna and Pfizer- BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.
April 7, 2021 Most children with MIS-C experienced only mild coronavirus symptoms prior to inflammatory illness: study Most children who developed the rare but serious multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) that occurs weeks following a coronavirus infection had no or only mild symptoms of COVID-19 when they were initially infected, according to a new study that’s said to be the largest analysis of such cases in children in the U.S.
April 7, 2021 UK coronavirus variant now ‘most common lineage’ in US, Walensky says The B.1.1.7 coronavirus variant which was first discovered in the UK late last year is now the “most common lineage circulating in the U.S.,” the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday.
April 7, 2021 Europe’s regulator upholds AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine amid blood clot reports A safety committee for Europe’s regulator confirmed Wednesday that the benefits for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh risks of side effects, after a review of rare and unusual blood clotting among vaccinated adults.