Health

Florida governor issues order banning businesses from requiring 'vaccine passports'

By Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order Friday banning businesses from requiring customers to show proof they've been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to get service.

The powerful technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas

There are lots of different ways to make a vaccine, but the ultimate goal of any shot is to introduce the body to the biological equivalent of a “most wanted” poster so that if the real enemy ever shows up,…

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

By Candice Choi, Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine afterward.

WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing

By Associated Press

The White House COVID task force is scheduled to speak at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here.

Groups rush to get Florida farmworkers vaccinated

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Farmworkers were denied priority access in Florida, unlike other states. Advocates are asking the state and counties to quickly mobilize to areas such as Homestead, south of Miami, and Immokalee, east of Naples.

U.S. allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The Food and Drug Administration decision this week is expected to vastly expand the availability of cheap home tests that many experts have recommended for months.

World trade body chief says vaccine inequity 'unacceptable'

By Associated Press

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Thursday that "vaccine inequity" during the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the need for developing nations to be able to make vaccines.

Biden calls on celebrity partners, community leaders to boost COVID vaccinations

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration is unveiling a coalition of community, religious and celebrity partners to promote COVID-19 shots as it seeks to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

Company at heart of Johnson & Johnson vaccine woes has series of citations

By Richard Lardner, Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press

The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard a batch of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality control problems.

Why vaccine passports may be inevitable in next phase of COVID-19

By Laura Santhanam

As countries around the world become more eager to reduce public health risks and jumpstart their own economies, vaccine passports are becoming a focus of discussion, and in some cases a reality.