An FDA committee on Friday approved a third Pfizer dose six months after full vaccination for people 65 and older or at high risk of severe COVID-19.
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New York hospital will stop delivering babies as staffers quit; does jab mandate ‘disrupt and divide the country’?: Live COVID-19 updates
A New York State hospital says it will stop delivering babies in less than two weeks after several workers quit rather than get COVID vaccination.
Unvaccinated are 11 times more likely to die of COVID-19, CDC studies show: Latest updates
A study showed unvaccinated people are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized and 11 times more likely to die. COVID updates:
6 shot by suspects who crashed into train in getaway attempt in Illinois, police say
Officials said three shooting suspects tried to outrun a commuter train in their getaway vehicle before crashing, local outlets reported.
Biden pushes to get public and private sector workers vaccinated; infection rate 10 times what is needed: Live COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring most federal workers and contractors to be vaccinated. Latest COVID-19 news.
Risk of heart attack associated more highly with young adult cannabis users, new study finds
The risk of a heart attack in young adults is low, but a study published Tuesday shows that it increases among regular users of cannabis.
Kids account for more than 20% of weekly cases; study finds antibodies in breast milk of vaccinated moms: COVID-19 updates
Kids accounted for more than one-fifth of total coronavirus cases in the U.S., data shows.
Vaccines cut chances of long-haul coronavirus in half, study shows; US reports more than quarter of world’s new cases: COVID-19 updates
In one of the first pieces of research on the effects of vaccines on long-haul COVID, a new study shows the risk is cut in half after two doses.
They made the ‘ultimate sacrifice’: The 13 US service members killed in Afghanistan airport bombing
Thirteen U.S. service members were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan. Among them, an expectant father and a former lifeguard.
New intelligence report falls short on finding COVID-19 origins, reports say
A new U.S. classified intelligence report about the origins of the coronavirus returned inconclusive, according to multiple news reports.