Special meeting held to discuss student vaccine mandate in West Contra Costa County

CONTRA COSTA, Calif. (KRON) - West Contra Costa Unified School District was in an ongoing special m…

Your Friday Briefing

House Democrats delay a crucial vote. source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/briefing/democrat…

What you need to know about COVID-19 testing for this year’s ACL Fest

California Mandates Boost Vaccination Rates Among Health Care Workers

With a deadline of Thursday, most major health care employers reported vaccination rates this week …

The Right to Health

Immunization mandates aren’t new. One helped win the American Revolution. source https://www.nyti…

Tyson Foods hits 91 percent vaccination rate two months after mandate announced | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Nearly two months after announcing a vaccine mandate for its employees, a top official Tyson Foods …

Rural Americans now dying of COVID-19 at twice the rate of those in urban environments: research | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A study released this month found that the rates of COVID-19 cases and deaths in rural areas have f…

LA Clippers fully vaccinated, coach says | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The coach of the Los Angeles Clippers said on Wednesday that his NBA team is fully vaccinated again…

Dental coverage for Medicare recipients divides parties | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Lawmakers are split along party lines on a proposal to include dental coverage for all Medicare rec…

After Mandate, Tyson Foods Reaches 91% Vaccination Rate

The company’s vaccine requirement covers all of its 120,000 U.S. employees, including frontline wor…

AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine was 74 percent effective in US testing | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria has been found to have a 74 percent …

Wyoming Vaccine Mandate Could Stretch Hospital Staffing, Officials Say

Administrators face “a delicate balancing act” in a state where hospitals are crowded, workers are …

How Tyson’s Vaccine Mandate is Working

Two months after introducing a pioneering coronavirus vaccine requirement for all of its workers, t…

How My Desire to Run Again Pushed Me To Walk

After recovering from a traumatic brain injury, a writer seeks to reclaim the mental transcendence …

How The Coronavirus Pandemic Made The CFA Test Tougher

This summer, a record low number of C.F.A. test takers passed the first level of the notoriously di…

Do I need a COVID vaccine booster to be fully vaccinated?

Am I fully vaccinated without a COVID-19 vaccine booster? Yes, people who got a two-dose vaccine o…

Weekly Health Quiz: Exercise, Alcohol and Low-Carb Diets

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. source https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/0…

La desinformación sobre la covid genera la escasez de ivermectina, un medicamento para animales

El mundo agropecuario lucha contra la creciente demanda de ivermectina, un medicamento antiparasita…

De Blasio Vowed to Make City Streets Safer. They’ve Turned More Deadly.

Traffic deaths have surged this year to their highest level in nearly a decade. Officials blame an …

How My Desire to Run Again Pushed Me To Walk

After recovering from a traumatic brain injury, a writer seeks to reclaim the mental transcendence …

The Pandemic Made the Finance Industry’s Toughest Test Tougher

This summer, a record low number of C.F.A. test takers passed the first level of the notoriously di…

Declining COVID-19 cases stir cautious optimism | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Health experts say the U.S. could be turning the corner on COVID-19, while cautioning that the pand…

How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations

Several countries are now on track to surpass the United States in fully vaccinating their populati…

Hundreds show up for Marin COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) - Hundreds came out to the Northgate Mall in San Rafael on Wednesday to…

CDC issues urgent alert for pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine

(NEXSTAR) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert Wednesday urging pregnan…

Texas association warns members federal vaccine mandate may hit within a couple of weeks

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thousands of employees and hundreds of companies in the Austin area are bracing for…

Connecticut doctor's license suspended for providing blank, signed vaccine exemption forms, health dept. says

DURHAM, Conn. ( WTNH ) – The Connecticut Medical Examining Board voted unanimously Friday to suspen…

Mary Bassett Tapped to Lead New York State's Health Department

Dr. Bassett ran New York City’s health department with acclaim through a series of crises. source…

More Hispanic Americans Have Received Covid Vaccinations, Poll Shows

The share of Hispanic people in the U.S. who reported receiving at least one dose of vaccine shot u…

NBA announces it will withhold pay of unvaccinated players | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The NBA announced on Wednesday that it will withhold pay for unvaccinated players who miss games th…

CDC 'strongly' urges pregnant people to get COVID-19 vaccine | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday issued an urgent health advisory,…

Chinese New Year parade returns to San Francisco after hiatus

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- After last year's San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade was canceled du…

NBA unveils COVID-19 safety protocols | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has unveiled its COVID-19 safety protocols for the upcomi…

Tracking COVID-19 variants in Texas: Here's where you can find the breakdown

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This week, the Texas Department of Health and Human Services unveiled its new dashb…

Clyburn: 'UnAmerican' not to prioritize Medicaid expansion in spending package | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) on Wednesday said it would be “unAmerican” not to priori…

Vaccinated older adults far more worried about COVID-19 than unvaccinated: poll | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

American adults aged 50 and older who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are more likely to be worried…

Study: 37 percent of COVID-19 patients report at least one long-term symptom | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A large study released Wednesday found 37 percent of patients developed at least one long-term COVI…

More Hispanic Americans Have Received Covid Vaccinations, Poll Shows

The share of Hispanic people in the U.S. who reported receiving at least one dose of vaccine shot u…

YouTube Bans Anti-Vaccine Misinformation

The new set of policies will cover not just the Covid-19 vaccines or those for routine immunization…

Vaccination increase includes largest Republican gain since April: Gallup | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

An increase in Americans who say they are vaccinated against COVID-19 includes the largest Republic…

Ford asking salaried workers for vaccination status | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Ford has asked that all salaried employees in the United States share their COVID-19 vaccination st…

United Airlines Is Firing Workers Over Vaccine Noncompliance

About 600 people, or 1 percent of the airline’s work force, will lose their jobs. The airline said …

WHO reports decline in COVID-19 cases, deaths | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday reported a global decline in new COVID-19 cases and …

Hospital to issue panic buttons as assaults on workers rise | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A Missouri hospital is set to distribute panic buttons to all staff members following reports of in…

White House considers pardons for some prisoners released due to COVID-19

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- Kendrick Fulton is out in public, working a full-time job, but all he h…

Ivermectin disinformation leads to new kinds of chaos | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

An avalanche of misinformation about the antiparasitic drug ivermectin’s ability to treat COVID-19 …

A Last-Minute Rush to Get Vaccinated

Thousands of unvaccinated health care workers changed their minds as a state deadline to be inocula…

Most U.S. Health Workers Are Complying With Vaccine Mandates

Some employees left their posts in protest, but a hefty majority, particularly at large hospital ch…

San Francisco indoor mask restrictions could be relaxed in near future

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) - California continues to have the lowest COVID infection rates in the…

North Carolina-based hospital system fires 175 for failing to comply with vaccine mandate | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A North Carolina-based hospital system has fired 175 employees for failing to comply with its COVID…

Clinical trial testing Ivermectin, two other drugs against COVID open for signups

SPARTANBURG, S.C. ( WSPA ) -- A new clinical trial that’s aimed at testing the effectiveness of th…

North Carolina hospital system fires over 175 employees for not getting COVID vaccine

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ( WJZY ) – More than 175 employees of North Carolina-based Novant Health have b…

Austin Public Health now giving Pfizer booster shots to CDC suggested groups

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Pfizer booster shots are now being given at Austin Public Health clinics, Dr. Adrie…

Las mascarillas funcionan. Las pruebas de nuestras investigaciones son contundentes

Uno de los estudios más exhaustivos a la fecha muestra que los cubrebocas funcionan. source https…

Pfizer submits initial data for COVID-19 vaccine in children to FDA | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Pfizer announced Tuesday that it has submitted initial data to the Food and Drug Administration (FD…

Austin-Travis County now in Stage 4 of COVID-19 risk-based guidelines

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- In a joint Austin City Council, Travis County Commissioners meeting, Dr. Desmar Wa…

Pfizer and BioNTech Submit Covid Vaccine Data for Kids 5-11

The companies said that they would submit a formal request to regulators to allow a pediatric dose …

A Shaman Said Holy Water Cured Covid. He Died After Getting the Disease.

Eliyantha Lindsay White, who was not vaccinated, claimed to be able to cure coronavirus patients us…

Pfizer submits promising data to FDA from vaccine trial with kids ages 5-11

SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) -- Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted data to the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis…

Majority in new poll distrusts Biden on COVID-19 | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A majority of Americans questioned in a new survey says President Biden cannot be trusted on the co…

Pfizer submits promising data to FDA from vaccine trial with kids 5-11 years old

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted data to the FDA on Tuesday from a trial …

La moda de los ricos: contar anticuerpos

Los servicios médicos personalizados ofrecen pruebas de anticuerpos contra el coronavirus como un b…

Oil Prices Near a Three-Year High as an Energy Crunch Looms

Analysts say soaring natural gas prices are helping push oil futures higher, as Brent crude topped …

A Shaman Said Holy Water Cured Covid. He Died After Getting the Disease.

Eliyantha Lindsay White, who was not vaccinated, claimed to be able to cure coronavirus patients us…

Majority of unvaccinated incorrectly believe boosters show vaccines aren't working: KFF poll | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A majority of unvaccinated respondents said they believed the potential need for COVID-19 boosters …

Fear of Delta, not rewards or mandates, is motivating Americans to get shots, a survey found.

The poll also found that many of the unvaccinated believe that a push for booster shots shows that …

High School Students Talk About What It's Like to Return

Students missed homecoming, field trips and classes, while also handling anxiety and economic preca…

How Covid Misinformation Created a Run on Animal Medicine

Veterinarians, ranchers and farmers say they are struggling with the effects of the surging demand …

Facebook Groups Promoting Ivermectin as a Covid-19 Treatment Flourish

In some of the groups, members are given advice on how to evade the company’s rules on misinformati…

Deadline Looming, Thousands of Health Care Workers in New York Get Vaccinated

Though many hospital and nursing home employees remain unvaccinated, officials say worst-case staff…

COVID-19 booster shots now available: What you need to know

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) - Pharmacies and vaccine sites across the Bay Area have begun offering the …

Iconic vendor pulls out of ACL Fest over COVID-19 safety concerns

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In just a few days, Austin City Limits Music Festival will begin, and it'll be …

Harvard moves first-year MBA students online amid rise in 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Harvard Business School has opted to pivot back to remote learning as the first semester of 2021 be…

Biden received a Pfizer-BioNTech booster.

The move comes only days after federal regulators moved to allow millions of Americans to get Pfize…

Watch Live: Biden Gets Coronavirus Vaccine Booster Shot

President Biden delivers remarks and receives a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. source…

Watch: President Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot

( NewsNation Now ) — President Joe Biden is set to receive a COVID-19 booster shot Monday afternoo…

Pfizer testing COVID-19 pill as preventive treatment

NEW YORK — Pfizer has started testing its potential COVID-19 treatment as a preventive medicine aim…

Watch Live: Biden Gets Coronavirus Vaccine Booster Shot

President Biden delivers remarks and receives a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. source…

Murders Spiked in 2020 in Cities Across the United States

The year-to-year increase in murders from 2019 was the largest since national record-keeping began …

No Veggies, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students

Schools across the country are offering less healthy lunch options as they struggle with dwindling …

Sydney to Phase Out of Lockdown

Gladys Berejiklian, the premier of New South Wales, Australia, said restrictions in Sydney and othe…

N.Y.,'s Covid Vaccine Mandate Tested by Pushback From Workers

source https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/nyregion/new-york-covid-vaccine-mandates.html

Pfizer testing oral drug to prevent COVID-19 in those exposed to virus | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Pfizer has started mid-to-late stage trials to test an oral drug designed to prevent COVID-19 in th…

Pfizer testing COVID-19 pill as preventive treatment

NEW YORK — Pfizer has started testing its potential COVID-19 treatment as a preventive medicine aim…

Most employers are monitoring employees' online activity. 'Tattleware' makes it worse

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The thought of your boss checking in on you every minute just to make sure you'…

Biden to receive booster shot today | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

President Biden will receive his COVID-19 booster shot on Monday afternoon, the White House said in…

Gottlieb: COVID-19 delta wave could be 'last major surge' | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said on Monday the COVID-19 d…

The Pandemic Has Made Social Anxiety Worse for the Young

They expected their 20s to be a time for friends and the passage to adulthood. Instead, they drifte…

Passenger attacked rail conductor who asked him to put on mask: Police | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

A Massachusetts man was arrested on Wednesday after police say he attacked a rail conductor who ask…

DEA warns about fentanyl-laced black market pain medications amid spike in overdoses | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned the public Monday of an increase in black market …

New Mexico reports two deaths from ivermectin | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

New Mexico has linked two deaths in the state to misuse of ivermectin, a medicine typically used fo…

CDC director: Potential loss of unvaccinated health care workers 'creates a challenge' | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Monday said she backed vaccine mandates for health care workers, …

Sydney Charts a Path Out of Lockdown

A phased reopening of Australia’s largest city is tied to reaching a series of milestones in vaccin…

'Every Day Is Frightening': Working For Walmart Amid Covid

As offices debate the merits and logistics of reopening, a parallel sphere of workers like Peter Na…

Why Manheim Index is Wall St.'s Leading Inflation Indicator

The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, an obscure tracker of wholesale used-car prices, has become c…

These Health Care Workers Would Rather Get Fired Than Get Vaccinated

Monday is the vaccination deadline for New York State health care workers. Thousands of refusers ha…

Tiny ​​San Marino latest majority-Catholic country to support legalizing abortion | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The small country of San Marino became the latest majority-Catholic nation to support legalizing ab…

NBA denies Warriors player's request for religious vaccine exemption | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

The NBA has denied Golden State Warriors’ forward Andrew Wiggins’ request for a religious exemption…

Mass brawls reported as pandemic restrictions are lifted in Norway | The Hill: Healthcare Policy

Dozens of violent disturbances took place in Norway on Sunday amid celebrations that followed the g…

As Covid Wave Pushes Up Demand, Costco Limits Purchases of Toilet Paper and Water

The retailer cited an uptick in demand because of the Delta variant and a shortage of truck drivers…