Nov 09 FDA to consider COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer for all adults By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Pfizer is asking U.S. regulators to allow boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for anyone 18 or older. Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine… Continue reading
Nov 09 Explainer: Here is why crowd surges can kill people By Stan Choe, Associated Press The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival have added to the long list of people who have been crushed at a major event. Such tragedies have been occurring around the world for a long time. Continue reading
Nov 09 Oklahoma court overturns $465 million opioid ruling against Johnson & Johnson By Ken Miller, Associated Press The Oklahoma Supreme Court has overturned a $465 million opioid ruling against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, finding that a lower court wrongly interpreted the state's public nuisance law. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:03 States sue over new Biden vaccine rule for businesses, claim federal overreach By John Yang, Courtney Norris This weekend, a federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new rule that millions of private sector workers get a COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested weekly. The rule has led more than two dozen states to file… Continue watching
Nov 08 Biden team defends worker vaccine rule, wants challenges combined into single case By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press At least 27 states plus several businesses and associations filed legal challenges in at least six federal appeals courts after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its mandate last week. Continue reading
Nov 08 Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots to kids, info for parents By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots. Continue reading
Nov 08 As rules ease, travelers head to US for emotional reunions By John Leicester, Travis Loller, Associated Press New rules go into effect Monday that allow nonessential travel across America's land borders for vaccinated visitors. They also allow air travel from a series of countries from which it has been restricted. Continue reading
Nov 07 Proof of vax required as strict mandate takes effect in LA By Christopher Weber, Associated Press Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country, a measure taking effect Monday that requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses… Continue reading
Nov 06 Appeals court stays vaccine mandate on larger businesses By Associated Press A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers. Continue reading
Nov 05 Only Michigan employee fired over Flint water to be paid $300K By Ed White, Associated Press The state of Michigan says it will pay $300,000 to the only employee who was fired as a result of lead-contaminated water in Flint. Continue reading