(Headline USA) The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, a milestone intended to help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles a contagious coronavirus mutant that shots don't seem to be able to prevent.
The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now...
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., told federal health bureaucrats in a letter that their decision to hasten the approval process for Pfizer's COVID-19 shot appears to "serve the political purpose of imposing and enforcing vaccine mandates."
Johnson wrote the letter because the Food and Drug Administration announced on Friday that it...
(Headline USA) The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, and his wife, Jacqueline, have been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a statement Saturday.
Jesse Jackson, 79, is vaccinated against the virus and received his first dose in January during a publicized...
U.S. health officials are investigating whether the Moderna coronavirus vaccine causes heart inflammation following reports that the link between the two could be stronger than previously thought.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they are looking into new data from Canada pointing...
Clarification: The Virginia Tech study referenced in the article below involved plastic barriers used in many public buildings. However, the science is the same for plastic face-shields, as the video above from Florida Atlantic University shows airborne toxins escaping from around the mask.
New research could not demonstrate that plastic...
UPDATE 8/20/21 7:00 AM: Democrat Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado also announced Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus.
“I feel good but will isolate per docs instructions. I’m grateful for the vaccine (& the scientists behind it!) for limiting my symptoms,” Hickenlooper...
(Greg Bishop, The Center Square) A school board member in Illinois who is also a doctor says state regulators are threatening his medical license over his criticism of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's mask mandate in schools.
Dr. Jeremy Henrichs, a sports doctor at Carle Hospital and sports team physician at the University...
Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order in July prohibiting Florida schools from mandating masks for students and faculty.
Now that school has arrived, the Florida Board of Education has unanimously voted to sanction two public school districts who have defied the governor's orders, Fox News reported.
"The federal...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The Biden administration announced Wednesday that federal health experts now recommend vaccinated Americans receive a COVID booster shot.
The boosters will be widely distributed to the public after research indicated that the vaccine’s effectiveness declines over time.
"We are prepared to offer booster shots for all Americans beginning...
(Headline USA) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday upped the pressure on the growing number of public school districts defying a state ban on mask mandates as they try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The Republican created a $163 million school grant program using federal virus relief funds he...
(Headline USA) Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, despite being fully vaccinated, his office said.
"Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms," spokesman Mark Miner said a statement.
The positive tests comes a day after Abbott tweeted a...
United States health officials in the Biden Administration are expected to push a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, eight months after the first two, the Associated Press reported.
So-called health experts now believe that additional vaccine protection is needed, particularly as they play up the danger of the Delta...