COVID-19 Vaccine News

The Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers say unionized workers will not be required to have COVID-19 vaccinations.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, reiterated that unvaccinated people are still most at risk from COVID-19 and 14 times more likely to die from the virus.

Among people overall in the WebMD poll, 56% said they were confident or somewhat confident that the vaccine is safe for that age group.

There were almost 142,000 new cases reported during the week of Nov. 12-18, marking an increase of 16% over the previous week and the 15th straight week with a weekly total over 100,000.

More than 90% of federal employees received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by the Nov. 22 deadline that President Joe Biden announced this fall.

Pfizer announced on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provided long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage clinical trial among adolescents ages 12-15.

A Wall Street Journal analysis found that among fully vaccinated people, the ones most likely to be hospitalized with breakthrough infections of COVID-19 are the elderly and those with specific underlying medical conditions.

The latest 7-day average of cases is 92,800 per day, an 18% surge from last week. Hospitalization rates have increased 6% with a daily average of 5,600.

A traditional healing practice may hold the key to efficient delivery of DNA vaccines.

The Walt Disney Company has paused its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees at its theme parks in Florida after state lawmakers banned employers from requiring workers to get vaccinated.

The nation’s two largest pharmacies, CVS and Walgreens, announced they are now offering booster shots to fully vaccinated people over the age of 18.

Everyone over the age of 18 should be allowed to receive a booster of their COVID-19 vaccines, according to a panel of experts that advises CDC on its vaccine recommendations.

Dr. Anthony Fauci and CDC Director Rochelle Walensky say a growing number of fully vaccinated people who haven’t gotten a booster shot are being hospitalized with breakthrough cases of COVID-19.

The FDA could authorize booster shots of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for all adults as early as this week.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is suspending implementation and enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for organizations with 100 or more employees after a federal court ruling.

Disney Cruise Line updated its COVID protocols on Wednesday, saying all children 5 and up must be fully vaccinated to board a ship starting Jan. 13, 2022.

It is a move that will increase the number of doses shipped abroad and help prepare for future pandemics.

New York City is planning to celebrate New Year’s Eve at “full strength” in Times Square once again after limited festivities last year due to the pandemic.

The FDA intends to authorize booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all adults this week — potentially as early as Thursday.

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision on Friday that upholds the panel’s own temporary injunction. against the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate,

People ages 12 and older, who are eligible to receive the vaccine, must remain in their homes for 10 days if they haven’t yet gotten a shot.

Among people ages 18 and older, 81.3% have received at least one dose. For all eligible people in the U.S. -- including ages 12 and older -- the vaccination rate is 79.4%.

Ten of New York’s mass COVID-19 vaccination sites across the state are now open to children between ages 5-11.

The new commander of the Oklahoma National Guard says he won’t enforce a mandate from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) that all of the nation’s military personnel have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Top health officials in the Biden administration are pushing for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for all adults as cases surge in Europe and numbers begin to increase in the U.S. again.