Health

NYC requiring vaccine for cops, firefighters, city workers

By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The mandate affecting the nation's largest police department and more than 100,000 other Big Apple workers — including trash haulers and building inspectors — carries a Nov. 1 deadline for getting the first vaccine dose, de Blasio announced.

UK encourages booster jabs, resists new virus restrictions

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

he U.K. recorded almost 50,000 new infections in a single day this week, and cases have risen 16% from a week earlier.

WATCH: White House details plans to vaccinate younger children

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas tests positive for COVID

By Associated Press

A DHS statement says the secretary has only "mild congestion" after taking a routine test Tuesday and testing positive. Mayorkas is fully vaccinated.

USDA rethinks approach to controlling salmonella in poultry

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

The USDA says the industry has succeeded in reducing the level of salmonella contamination found in poultry plants in recent years, but that hasn’t translated into a significant reduction in the 1.35 million salmonella illnesses reported each year.

U.S. regulators lay out plan for over-the-counter hearing aids

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Tuesday's announcement is a long-awaited move intended to make the devices more accessible to millions of Americans with hearing problems.

Some pregnant people report regret after not getting vaccinated against COVID-19

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Two women from Georgia and Alabama who contracted COVID-19 during their pregnancies are urging other pregnant people to get vaccinated.

U.S. expected to authorize mix-and-match COVID booster shots

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility for those seeking to maintain protection against the coronavirus.

Can the world's whitest paint save Earth?

By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin

A special experimental white paint that recently made it into the Guinness World Records could one day help keep the world from heating up. John Yang explains from West Lafayette, Indiana.

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EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams.