July 6, 2022 BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant The omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., making up 53.6% of cases. BA4 makes up 16.5% of the variants in circulation.
July 6, 2022 Cyprus brings back face masks a month after scrapping them Cyprus has announced it will reinstitute its mask mandate only a month after dropping the requirement, following a rise in COVID-19 cases in the country.
July 1, 2022 Politico issues correction after falsely claiming Clarence Thomas promoted COVID vaccine-aborted fetus theory Politico rolled back its report after critics slammed outlets that suggested Justice Clarence Thomas himself was promoting a theory about the COVID vaccine.
July 1, 2022 FDA wants COVID boosters targeting Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants The FDA has recommended COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers change the design of their booster shots to combat the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the coronavirus.
June 29, 2022 DeSantis admin fires back at Clyburn after top Dem claims Florida gov 'made it harder' to vaccinate kids Governor Ron DeSantis' administration fired back at House majority whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., after the number three House Democrat made several claims about Florida's COVID policies.
June 28, 2022 White House says 1.6 million monkeypox vaccines will be available by the end of the year The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 1.6 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available to states by the end of this year.
June 27, 2022 New York City, DC run out of monkeypox vaccines New York City and Washington, D.C., both ran out of appointments for monkeypox vaccines soon after making them available to residents, health officials said.
June 27, 2022 Thousands of Army National Guard soldiers who haven't gotten COVID-19 vaccine could be forced out Pentagon says after June 30, Army National Guard members won't be paid by the federal government when they are activated on federal status unless they are vaccinated.
June 23, 2022 SC nurse admits to COVID vaccine card fraud A former South Carolina nursing director admitted to filling out vaccine cards for people she knew had not received the vaccine. Tammy McDonald did not receive any money for the cards.
June 23, 2022 CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccines for babies, kids under 5. Here are 6 things parents need to know The CDC and FDA have approved the coronavirus vaccine for babies over 6 months and children under five. What do parents need to know before they choose to vaccinate?