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The Biden administration has officially withdrawn the Covid-19 vaccine and testing rules aimed at large businesses. It would have required employees at businesses larger than 100 people to get vaccinated or submit to regular testing and wear face masks at work. The rules would have allowed for some medical and religious exemptions, but over 80 million workers would have been impacted in some aspect. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced their withdrawal in light of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to block the rule. “Although Congress has...
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On Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. J&J had previously revealed an internal study Monday that showed a second shot administered two months after the first shot improved immunity against symptomatic moderate to severe symptoms to COVID to 94 percent. “A booster of our COVID-19 vaccine increases levels of protection for those who have received our single-shot vaccine to 94 percent,” said Mathai Mammen, who’s in charge of the global R&D division at J&J’s Janssen. “At the same time, we continue to...
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Pfizer and BioNTech will seek emergency authorization from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their COVID-19 vaccine to be administered for children under 5 in November, Pfizer’s Chief Financial Officer Frank D’Amelio said at an industry conference on Tuesday. Pfizer has also previously revealed that the company is preparing to file for emergency use authorization for children ages 5 to 11 by October. Pfizer’s CEO Albert Bourla also said that the company plans to release clinical trial data on its COVID-19 vaccine’s efficacy for children under five as early as the end of October. “Then, it...
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New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board (CV-ISMB) announced its first death linked to Pfizer’s vaccine against the coronavirus. After inoculation, a woman suffered myocarditis, which is a rare side effect related to an inflammation in the heart muscle. Health care professionals and consumers have been advised to heighten their awareness of myocarditis and pericarditis. Both can occur after the COVID-19 vaccines. The New Zealand Ministry of Health said in a statement: “The CV-ISMB extends their sympathies to the woman’s family and friends during this difficult time an...
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Three fully vaccinated senators have all reported breakthrough COVID-19 infections, according to their respective offices. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Angus King (I-Maine) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) have all tested positive for the disease and are experiencing mild symptoms. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) also tested positive for COVID earlier this month, despite being fully vaccinated. King, an independent from Maine, emphasized that he feels “much better than I would have without the vaccine.” “I am taking this diagnosis very seriously, quarantining myself at home and telling t...
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Most Americans will likely need to get a third COVID-19 booster shot approximately eight months after becoming fully vaccinated, President Joe Biden’s administration’s administration said on Wednesday. The administration plans on starting the booster shot rollout in mid to late September, contingent upon authorization from the FDA. Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Monday that they have submitted data to the FDA which supports the use of booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine. The companies said that the third dose could help increase a person’s antibody response against coronavirus as well as ...
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The Department of Justice has announced that federal law does not bar private businesses or public agencies from mandating COVID-19 vaccines. This announcement comes just hours after the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first federal agency to require some of its employees to be vaccinated. Under emergency use authorization by section 564 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, businesses are not prohibited from requiring vaccines. In a memorandum opinion, issued by the deputy counsel to the president, the DOJ laid out legal requirements surrounding newly authorized vaccines: “In light o...
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At a CNN town hall on Wednesday in Cincinnati, President Joe Biden said that children under the age of 12 will probably be able to get vaccinated by August or the fall. While he said that he does not have a specific date yet, he believes that Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, which began their clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 12 in March, could obtain final results at the end of August, beginning of September or October. Only 48.8% of the U.S. population is fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Given those statistics, Bide...
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The French government decided that it will require the use of “COVID Health Passes” for venues like cinemas, bars, restaurants, hospitals and long-distance trains and planes. The move sparked a wave of protests over the weekend. The “Health Pass” includes information about an individual’s vaccination status, negative coronavirus test and/or recovery from illness. This new measure will take effect in August. The government will also require healthcare workers to be vaccinated. French government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Monday that France will slash planned fines against businesses t...
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Gov. Jim Justice (R) has just released West Virginia’s “Call to Arms” vaccine incentive program, which will run from June 20 to August 4 and offer an array of prizes paid for by the federal pandemic relief fund. Justice reiterated “the prizes to me are secondary to the fact that we’re trying to save your life,” during a news conference on Tuesday. Prizes include “a $1.588 million grand prize, a $588,000 second prize, full scholarships to any higher education institution in West Virginia, custom-outfitted trucks, weekend vacations at state parks, lifetime hunting and fishing licenses, custom hu...
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