The company is planning an increase in the commercial cost per dose. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont sent a letter to medicine manufacturer Moderna, urging them not to…
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Pentagon Rescinds Military COVID Vaccine Mandate
Defense Department implements Congressional rule in NDAA. The U.S. Department of Defense formally rescinded its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the military, in compliance with the National Defense Authorization…
Read MoreFederal Court Blocks Government-Contractor Vaccine Mandate
The ruling states that public health should not overlap with workplace policy. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for government contractors.…
Read MoreCOVID Vaccine Mandate Removed from Defense Bill
Compromise reached in the final version of funding. Changes have been made to the National Defense Authorization Act that will end the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and…
Read MoreSenate Votes to End COVID-19 Emergency
The federal health department had already issued an extension. In a bipartisan vote, the Senate voted this week to end the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The Department of Health…
Read MorePresident Urges Americans to Get COVID Booster
The updated vaccine is formulated for the Omicron variant. As President Biden received an updated COVID-19 booster shot this week, he took the opportunity to encourage other Americans…
Read MoreCDC Panel Adds COVID-19 Shots to Annual Schedule
They stipulate that the recommendation does not make immunization mandatory. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices unanimously voted on Thursday to…
Read MoreWhite House Reports on Initial Booster Rollout
COVID response coordinator provides update on booster campaign. The White House’s COVID–19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said this past week that he was pleased with the progression…
Read MoreUpdated Vaccines Ready This Week
White House considering the need for annual boosters. U.S. health officials have announced that new COVID-19 boosters intended to address currently circulating variants of the coronavirus will be…
Read MoreJustice Sotomayor Upholds New York Vaccine Mandate
Rejects argument made by a police detective. This week, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined Detective Anthony Marciano’s request for a stay of New York’s vaccination requirement for…
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