The United States Supreme Court agreed last week to hear arguments over the Biden administration’s nationwide vaccine-or-testing COVID-19 mandate for large businesses, as well as a separate vaccine requirement for healthcare workers. According to the brief court order, the court will hear oral arguments in the two cases on January 7, with rulings expected soon… Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Biden Vaccine Mandate Cases on January 7
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Rutgers to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
Rutgers University will require the COVID-19 vaccine for students who are enrolled for the 2021 fall semester. Assurances from the federal government that vaccines will be available for all Americans by the end of May and assessments by public health experts prompted university leaders to adjust the vaccine requirements for the fall semester. “We are… Continue reading Rutgers to Require COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
COVID Cases in Long Term Care Facilities Declining as New Data Indicates Vaccine May Reduce Spread
Long term care facilities have been at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Heroic caregivers have been working around the clock to protect residents and staff, but because of the vulnerability of residents and the pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic spread of the virus, long term care residents account for nearly 40 percent of… Continue reading COVID Cases in Long Term Care Facilities Declining as New Data Indicates Vaccine May Reduce Spread
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Presents Challenge for Herd-Immunity Push
If everyone in the U.S. who says they definitely plan to get vaccinated gets the shot, it won’t be enough to end the pandemic. That’s because vast numbers of Americans are either unsure about getting the Covid-19 vaccine or say they will never get it, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Presents Challenge for Herd-Immunity Push
Airlines Ask WHO to Back Quarantine-Free Travel After Vaccines
The airline industry has called on the World Health Organization to rule it’s safe for people to fly without quarantining once they’ve had a coronavirus vaccine. Acknowledgement of that principle from the United Nations agency is vital to the development of a digital-travel pass aimed at getting people moving again once infection rates ease, the… Continue reading Airlines Ask WHO to Back Quarantine-Free Travel After Vaccines
Administration to Buy Enough Doses to Vaccinate U.S. Population by End of Summer
The Biden administration on Tuesday said it would boost the supply of coronavirus vaccines sent to states by about 16% for the next three weeks and will purchase enough additional doses to vaccinate the U.S. population with a two-dose regimen by the end of the summer. Senior administration officials said the federal government is working… Continue reading Administration to Buy Enough Doses to Vaccinate U.S. Population by End of Summer
The EEOC Releases First Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination for Employers
On December 16, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its first direct guidance for employers regarding COVID-19 vaccines approved or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws against job discrimination and harassment. This week, as we are seeing the first doses of the COVID-19… Continue reading The EEOC Releases First Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination for Employers
Pfizer Vaccine Gets Emergency Authorization
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, clearing the way for the FDA to grant emergency authorization of the vaccine as early as Friday. The approval—by a vote of 17-4 with one abstention after a daylong hearing—came as Covid-19 infections continued surging,… Continue reading Pfizer Vaccine Gets Emergency Authorization
FDA Advisory Panel Takes Up Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration plans to continue to monitor the use of Covid-19 vaccines even after their release, the agency said Thursday, including tracking factors such as manufacturing quality and the balance of benefits and risks. Doran Fink, deputy clinical director of the FDA’s division of vaccines, made the remarks in a written statement… Continue reading FDA Advisory Panel Takes Up Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective in Early Results, Firm Says
Moderna Inc. said its experimental coronavirus vaccine was 94.5% effective at protecting people from Covid-19 in an early look at pivotal study results, the second vaccine to hit a key milestone in U.S. testing. Ninety-five people in the study developed Covid-19 with symptoms; of those, 90 had received a placebo and only five Moderna’s vaccine.… Continue reading Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective in Early Results, Firm Says