Oct 01 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: California to mandate COVID vaccine for schoolchildren In our news wrap Friday, California announced the nation's first statewide COVID-19 vaccination mandate for schoolchildren. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh tested positive for COVID-19. The high court said he is fully vaccinated and shows no symptoms. The United… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:24 Merck's antiviral pill may help beat COVID-19, but vaccines and testing still needed Although COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and resulting deaths, there have not been many good or easy treatment options for the actual virus. But a new antiviral drug from Merck offers hope for keeping patients infected with… Continue watching
Oct 01 NYC teachers' appeal to block school vaccine mandate denied By Associated Press The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 6:53 Mistrust, access issues keep Europe's asylum seekers, undocumented migrants unvaccinated By Lucy Hough, Lizz Bolaji There are concerns that undocumented migrants living in Europe are being left out when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. The European Union has now inoculated over 70% of its population. But in Italy alone, around 700,000 migrants are thought to… Continue watching
Oct 01 California pushes 1st U.S. vaccine mandate for schoolchildren By Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the mandate won't take effect until the COVID-19 vaccine has received final approval from the U.S. government for various grade levels. Continue reading
Oct 01 Cavers descend into the 'Well of Hell,' new clues about humans' arrival in North America and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… Continue reading
Oct 01 Nation's most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Biden administration has called the law unconstitutional and sued Texas last month. It's unclear when the judge will decide whether to put the law on hold. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to David Julius, Ardem Patapoutian By Associated Press They were cited for their discovery of receptors for temperature and touch. Continue reading
Oct 01 COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites By Lauren Weber, Kaiser Health News The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: White House says Merck pill is 'good news,' vaccine still key By Associated Press The briefing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Continue reading