Oct 07 Pfizer asks U.S. to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Continue reading
Oct 04 E.U. regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older By Associated Press The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses "may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older."… Continue reading
Oct 04 COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for New York City teachers and staff By Karen Matthews, Associated Press It is one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:18 Only 32% of pregnant Americans are vaccinated, with divide worsening along racial lines The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its most urgent appeal for pregnant individuals to get the COVID-19 vaccine. New CDC data shows that pregnant people are twice as likely to be hospitalized due to the virus. Just… Continue watching
Sep 29 YouTube bans false vaccine claims By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press The ban on vaccine misinformation comes as countries around the world continue to offer free immunizations for COVID-19 to a somewhat hesitant public. Continue reading
Sep 23 CDC advisers try to work out the details on booster shots By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are set to vote Thursday on how many of the roughly 26 million Americans who had their last Pfizer dose at least six months ago should go ahead and get that… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:59 China’s vaccine faces scrutiny as Indonesians die despite shots, U.S. pledges donations By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Lynsey Jeffery As the U.S. commits to vaccine distribution, Indonesia has recorded more than 4 million COVID cases. More than 140,000 people have died. Initially, Indonesia turned to China for vaccine aid. But Nick Schifrin explores how the U.S. and its allies… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 14:08 Bill Gates on vaccine equity, boosters, climate, his foundation and Epstein meetings By PBS NewsHour With world leaders visiting New York this week for the United Nations General Assembly, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is calling on the world's richest nations to take what he says are urgent steps needed to end "the crisis… Continue watching
Sep 21 Johnson & Johnson says booster dose of COVID shot revs up protection By Associated Press Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that a booster of its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a stronger immune response months after people receive a first dose. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 5:12 Key FDA advisory committee rejects COVID vaccine boosters for the general population A key advisory committee of the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly rejected vaccine boosters for the general U.S. population for now, but it voted unanimously in favor of giving boosters to those 65 and older as well as high risk… Continue watching