COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. to mandate vaccines for all border crossers in January

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

A senior administration official said the requirement, which the White House previewed in October, brings the rules for essential travelers in line with those that took effect earlier this month for leisure travelers.

WATCH: CDC advisory panel votes approves COVID-19 booster shots for all adults

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.

U.S. offering funding to increase COVID-19 vaccines internationally

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Biden administration believes the boosted capacity of COVID-19 shots will help ease a global shortage of doses, particularly in lower- and middle-income nations, stopping preventable death and limiting the development of potentially new, more dangerous variants of the virus.

Pfizer asks U.S. regulators to approve promising COVID pill

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Pfizer is submitting its experimental pill for COVID-19 for U.S. authorization, setting the stage for a likely launch of the promising therapy in coming weeks.

D.C. to drop most indoor mask requirements next week

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID infection cases continue to trend downward. Starting Monday, Nov. 22, masks will no longer be required in many indoor spaces.

Nursing homes can now lift most COVID restrictions on visits

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

New guidance Friday from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services instructs nursing homes to allow visits at all times for all residents.

In memo, NBA tells players and coaches to act on booster shots

By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

The league told players and coaches in a memo Friday that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose. The booster shots should be received "as soon as possible."…

WATCH: Answering your questions on COVID vaccines for kids

By News Desk

So far, more than 900,000 newly eligible children were vaccinated against COVID-19 in the days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the shot, according to data from the White House COVID-19 Task Force briefing this week.

The COVID-19 vaccine and kids. Your questions answered

By Laura Santhanam

Looking across the coronavirus pandemic, people who remain unvaccinated make up the overwhelming majority of people who have suffered the most -- signaling the protective and preventive power of getting vaccinated.