FDA delays decision on Moderna's COVID vaccine for adolescents
Health officials may take until January to review data on the rare risk of heart inflammation.
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World's COVID-19 death toll tops 5 million: "Devastating milestone"
The U.N. secretary general also says it' a "global shame" that "while wealthy countries are rolling-out third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, only about five per cent of people in Africa are fully vaccinated."
Shanghai Disneyland locks 33,000 inside park to test for COVID
Families and visitors were stuck for hours as they waited for a negative test result that would allow them to leave.
Firefighters suspended after lashing out at lawmaker over vaccine
State Senator Zellnor Myrie said he found the incident "incredibly disturbing and "highly inappropriate."
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry call for action on vaccine inequity
Partnering with the World Health Organization's director-general, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex urged world leaders in an open letter to act on the global issue of vaccine inequity.
Memorial near Italian hospital one of many honoring COVID's 5 million dead
Everywhere, the task of creating collective memorials is fraught, with the pandemic far from vanquished and new dead still being mourned.
Supreme Court won't block Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The state is not offering a religious exemption to hospital and nursing home workers who risk losing their jobs if they are not vaccinated.
COVID vaccine offers more protection than natural immunity, study finds
Scientists analyzed data from patients hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms through the Delta variant's surge.
FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids as young as 5
Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock said that vaccinating younger children "will bring us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy."
Iowa workers fired for refusing vaccine eligible for unemployment benefits
The legislation protects employees who do not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Study suggests cheap antidepressant could help treat COVID-19
Medical researchers have been hunting for existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat coronavirus.
Judge denies NYPD union's bid to halt COVID vaccine mandate
The COVID-19 vaccine mandate is set to take effect on November 1.
Citigroup orders all U.S. employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
Mandate is the first by a major Wall Street bank and impacts bank's U.S. workforce of 65,000 employees.
FDA warns against using ArtNaturals hand sanitizers
Agency finds benzene and other cancer-causing chemicals in products sold by retailers including Amazon and Walmart.
U.S. economy slowed amid headwinds from COVID-19, supply chains
Growth weakened in the third quarter as Delta variant cases surged and global supply-chains bogged down.
Some immunocompromised people can get 4 doses of COVID vaccine
The fourth "booster" dose is recommended for six months after the third "additional" dose for people with organ transplants, cancer or other conditions.
In the "Great Resignation," women changing jobs at record rates
The pandemic is leading many women around the U.S. to fundamentally rethink their careers and personal priorities.
Judge rejects pilots' bid to block Southwest's vaccine mandate
Carrier is giving employees until November 24 to provide proof of vaccination or request an exemption.
United says unvaccinated workers cost it millions of dollars
Hundreds of employees at the carrier who have refused to get their shots remain on paid leave.
FDA advisers back Pfizer's COVID vaccine for kids 5 to 11
The CDC must also weigh in before younger children can be vaccinated.
Vaccine deadline looms for L.A. school district student athletes
High school schools in the district will pull unvaccinated teens from their favorite sport or after-school activity if they are not vaccinated.
What a pediatrician says about the COVID vaccine for kids
Former acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, weighs in on vaccines for children age 5 to 11.
Gottlieb says kids could start getting COVID vaccine as soon as November 4
Gottlieb said the Biden administration is making the effort to push the vaccine directly into pediatricians' offices.
Florida's top doctor booted from meeting after refusing to wear mask
Meeting was at office of a state senator who has breast cancer – though she hadn't said so publicly and only told the state surgeon general she has a serious medical condition.
Unruly protest over Nets' not letting unvaccinated Kyrie Irving play
Demonstrators stormed a Barclay Center entrance before the Nets home opener over the team's refusal to let unvaccinated Kyrie Irving play.
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