Aug 31 WATCH: White House COVID task force urges vaccine requirements By Associated Press The White House Coronavirus task force is urging public and private sector vaccine requirements to boost vaccination rates and make headway against COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 26 100,000 more COVID deaths expected unless U.S. changes its ways By Carla K. Johnson, Nicky Forster, Associated Press But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. Experts agree: What the coronavirus has in store this fall depends on human behavior. Continue reading
Aug 26 Japan suspends 1.63 million doses of Moderna over contamination found in unused vials By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The health ministry said the contamination was reported at multiple vaccination sites. Continue reading
Aug 26 Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids By Sudhin Thanawala, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for hospitalized coronavirus patients. The two states on Wednesday reported the most COVID-19 patients in their hospitals since the pandemic began. Continue reading
Aug 25 Pentagon says U.S. troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Military troops must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”… Continue reading
Aug 23 AP-NORC poll finds school mask, vaccine mandates supported in U.S. By Collin Binkley, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 6 in 10 Americans say masks and vaccines should be required in schools. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: Biden hails Pfizer’s full approval by the FDA By Associated Press President Joe Biden celebrated the full FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and is urging the unvaccinated to go get their inoculations. Continue reading
Aug 23 New York City mandates vaccinations for public school teachers and staff By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday, ramping up pandemic protections as the nation's largest school system prepares for classes to start next month. Continue reading
Aug 23 WATCH: FDA gives full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 5:46 COVID-19 boosters shots ‘a tough balance’ for FDA, epidemiologists By PBS NewsHour The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter… Continue watching