Irving firefighter Joe Solecki back on duty after beating COVID-19
Irving firefighter Joe Solecki is back on the job after COVID-19 derailed his life for a year and a half.
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Irving firefighter Joe Solecki is back on the job after COVID-19 derailed his life for a year and a half.
The announcement appeared to be in response to widespread protests in recent weeks, including some of the boldest demonstrations China has seen in decades.
"I'm grateful to be vaccinated and boosted, which has kept my case mild, and I urge everyone to do the same," said the 76-year-old former president.
Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement on Thursday that he will prohibit the Texas Education Agency from requiring students to take a COVID-19 vaccine.
Recent small studies, not yet peer-reviewed, suggested the new boosters may not be significantly better than the original vaccine formula.
Here's what you should know about COVID-19 and updated boosters to prepare for a possible fall or winter surge.
The decision by federal health officials expands access to the updated shots for younger children.
The percentage of Army National Guard members who are vaccinated is the lowest among the U.S. military.
Dallas County began administering its first doses to this age group Tuesday afternoon. Tarrant County plans to start administering the vaccine Wednesday.
Tuesday's decision means anyone 5 years of age and older is now eligible for at least one COVID booster dose.
The FDA has pledged to "move with all expediency" to review the company's data on a lower-dose kids' vaccine.
Immunocompromised Americans are also now eligible for an extra dose, as well as all those first vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson's vaccine.
The 35 unvaccinated members of the military accuse the Department of Defense of punishing them after they requested a religious exemption from getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
The nation's 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against the coronavirus.
The advice comes as the FDA has authorized Moderna booster shots to be given at least five months after the second dose.
Moderna said lab tests showed omicron-neutralizing antibodies were low after two doses of its jab, but 29 days after a booster dose of 50 micrograms, they increased about 37-fold.
The decision comes from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, which is led by the White House COVID-19 Response Team.
Under new federal rules, anyone 18 or older can now get either a Pfizer or Moderna booster six months after their last dose.
The FDA is expected to authorize the additional dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for all adults in the coming days.
More than 30 families lined up for CDC-approved Pfizer vaccine doses designed for younger children.
Eligible full-time, part-time and substitute employees who voluntarily provide proof of vaccination by November 15, can get $500.
It happened Sunday at Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church when nurses running the clinic recommended the shot to the families of the two boys, claiming that they were eligible.
A group of Dallas County children will be among the first 5 to 11-year-olds in the county to get the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday.
Texas is one of 11 states that filed lawsuits Friday to stop President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors, arguing that the requirement violates federal law.
In a nearly unanimous vote, an FDA advisory committee Tuesday found the benefits of Pfizer's pediatric vaccine outweighed any risks.
