A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors.
Dr. Laura Forman of Kent Hospital in Rhode Island, talks about boosting vaccination rates around the world and how health care workers are get…
Older Americans and other groups particularly vulnerable to the virus have had access to a third dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine since September.
Here's a roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. Here are the facts.
Blurb: Some front-line workers who die of covid-19 have been considered eligible for accidental death benefits because it is presumed their infection was contracted on the job. But some employers now suggest that if the workers didn’t follow established safety protocols, such as getting vaccinated, those benefits may be denied.
U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign.
A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, moving the U.S. closer to beginning vaccinations in children ages 5 to 11.
Negotiations on the health parts of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda are getting serious but have yet to produce a deal every Democrat can support. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration remains without a nominated leader but manages to take the first steps toward approving over-the-counter hearing aids. Joanne Kenen of Politico and Johns Hopkins, Tami Luhby of CNN and Rachel Cohrs of Stat join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read too.
U.S. regulators are giving the green light to COVID-19 booster shots for Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
The dispute in Chicago is emblematic of tension across the country between unions and employers as cities and businesses seek to enforce vaccine mandates.
Many kids are being heavily influenced and brainwashed by social media. Source by: Stringr
President Joe Biden is heading to Chicago on Thursday, continuing his campaign stressing the need for vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pfizer asked the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin w…
Los Angeles leaders have enacted one of the nation's strictest vaccine mandates — a sweeping measure that would require the shots for everyone…
A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York City's sprawling public school system Monday i…
A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York City's sprawling public school system on Monday.
Doctors across the country are growing weary fighting vaccine misinformation as they work to clamp down on a delta-driven surge that is strain…
Biden administration officials say a new pill that could provide an easier, effective way to treat COVID-19 is good news, while adding vaccina…
U.S. health experts are worried about vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu shot.
About half of Americans approve of the Biden administration's vaccination and testing requirement for workers, while about a third disapprove.
For months, Acholo Jani was told to get a COVID-19 vaccination because it might save his life. He hesitated, fearful of potential side effects…
An upstate New York physical therapist who has been given a temporary religious exemption from having to get a COVID vaccination is confident …
Thousands of health care workers in New York faced with either getting the COVID-19 vaccine or losing their jobs received at least one dose as…
President Joe Biden received his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday, days after federal regulators recommended a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine…
