Had COVID or been vaccinated? VDH says you may not need to quarantine
RICHMOND, Va. – On Thursday, the Virginia State Health Commissioner released a statement on recent changes to COVID-19 quarantine and...
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Juneteenth, COVID-19 shots for kids: 5 things to know this weekend
Juneteenth marks when belated news of emancipation reached TexasJune 19, also known as Juneteenth, commemorates when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, in...
FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines for youngest kids
Accepting a recommendation this week from its independent advisory committee, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized emergency use...
F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer Covid Vaccines for Youngest Children
A recommendation from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be the final step before doses...
Florida doctors can now order Covid vaccines for kids under 5
WASHINGTON — Florida officials on Friday began allowing doctors to order the newly authorized Covid vaccine for the youngest children,...
FDA clears path for CDC to authorize mRNA vaccines in youngest children, but Florida officials say they do not recommend them
The Food and Drug Administration took the advice of a panel of advisers and authorized the COVID-19 vaccines developed by...
DeSantis ‘reversed course,’ allows Florida pediatricians to order COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, White House says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The White House on Friday said Florida is now allowing pediatricians and other health care providers to...
Congressional covid funding deal appears doomed after GOP criticism
A congressional deal for billions of dollars in additional coronavirus funding appeared all but dead Thursday after Senate Republicans accused...
W.T.O. Agrees to Limited Relaxing of Patent Protections on Covid Vaccines
The member countries of the World Trade Organization on Friday reached a limited agreement to ease intellectual property protections on...
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines for use in children as young...