Health

California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers

By Adam Beam, Associated Press

The order, issued Thursday by the California Department of Public Health, is different when Governor Gavin Newsom announced health care workers would have the choice of either getting vaccinated or submitting to weekly testing.

Schools sue and mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Arkansas' ban on mask mandates faces a new legal challenge and defiance from the mayor of the state capital as the state's coronavirus cases continue to spiral.

New moms latched on to remote breastfeeding help. Will demand wane as the pandemic fades?

By Kate Ruder, Kaiser Health News

The pandemic forced new parents to find help with breastfeeding online. Now, some offerings are remaining virtual to help expand access to lactation support.

WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing

By Associated Press

Foreign nationals traveling to the United States "may need to have some type of a vaccine requirement," Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus coordinator said during a COVID briefing Thursday.

Tokyo logs its most coronavirus cases since the pandemic began

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Tokyo reported 5,042 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, its most since the pandemic began as infections surge in the Japanese capital hosting the Olympics.

U.S. plans to require COVID-19 shots for foreign travelers

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is taking the first steps toward requiring nearly all foreign visitors to the U.S. to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, a White House official says.

As COVID cases surge again, here’s how vaccinations are rising

By Laura Santhanam

With the more transmissible delta variant fueling steep spikes in places where vaccination rates are low, experts insist more must be done.

Nursing home operator tells workers to get vaccine or lose their jobs

By Bernard Condon, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

The industry has largely rejected compulsory measures for fear of triggering an employee exodus that could worsen already dangerous staffing shortages.

Head of U.N. health agency seeks vaccine booster moratorium

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

WHO officials say the science is unproven about whether giving booster shots to people who have already received two vaccine doses is effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Indonesia surpasses 100,000 deaths amid new virus wave

By Edna Tarigan, Associated Press

It took 14 months for Indonesia to exceed the 50,000 death mark at the end of May, and just over nine weeks to double it. The Health Ministry recorded 1,747 new deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.