FDA advisors recommend a second J&J dose for everyone ages 18 and up.
FDA advisors unanimously green-light Moderna boosters for people 65+, high-risk
Moderna boosters are recommended for the same groups eligible for a Pfizer booster.
Storm brews over 46x price markup of Merck’s Thor-inspired COVID pill
Drug developed with $35M in federal funds; Merck expected to reap billions.
Mix-and-match COVID boosters are as good—if not better than—all the same shots
Trial was too small to definitively compare combinations, but Moderna may have an edge.
Texas governor bans all vaccine mandates, including from private businesses
Abbott previously indicated gov’t shouldn’t interfere with business decisions.
Toddler dies of Ebola after 3 suspicious deaths in DRC; 148 contacts identified
Health officials are racing to limit the spread of the deadly disease.
Unvaccinated patients are getting kicked off organ transplant waitlists
Transplant recipients must take immune-suppressing drugs, raising risk for COVID.
No, your antibodies are not better than vaccination: An explainer
Infection does offer some immune protection—but it’s unreliable compared with vaccines.
Citing liberty, Idaho Lt. Gov. McGeachin bans vaccine mandates in power grab
Gov. Brad Little will reverse all McGeachin.’s actions when he gets back to state.
Vaccine holdouts are just 1.8% of NY’s largest health provider—now they’re fired
Unvaccinated workers say they’d rather quit than get shots—but few actually do.