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A patient receives a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot at a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters The CDC’s independent panel of vaccine scientists unanimously endorsed Pfizer and Moderna’s boosters for all adults, one of the final regulatory steps before the U.S. can officially start distributing the doses.

Austrian police officers check a man’s identity and vaccination certificate during a control in Voesendorf, district Moedling, Austria, on November 16, 2021. Hans Punz | AFP | Getty Images Austria will enter a fourth national lockdown on Monday as Covid-19 cases continue to surge. The country’s unvaccinated are already barred from leaving their homes for

Safeway pharmacist Shahrzad Khoobyari (R) administers a Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination into the arm of Chen Knifsend at a vaccination booster shot clinic on October 01, 2021 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images State officials from California to Maine are telling or allowing their adult residents to get a Covid-19 vaccine booster,

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo pictured during a press conference. HADRIEN DURE | AFP | Getty Images BRUSSELS — Belgium is toughening up social restrictions as Covid-19 cases surge, but Prime Minister Alexander de Croo tells CNBC the aim is still to keep society open. “It’s not the same virus anymore. This is a mutation

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna on Wednesday filed its application for the Food and Drug Administration to approve vaccine booster doses for all adults ages 18 and older. FDA authorization would open the doors for tens of millions of Americans to receive a third shot of the vaccine,

Police officers monitor compliance with the lockdown in Innsbruck during the first day of a nationwide lockdown for people not yet vaccinated against the Covid-19. Jan Hetfleisch | Getty Images Austria has imposed fresh lockdown measures on around 2 million unvaccinated people, with individuals facing fines if they fail to comply with the rules. Those

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021. John Thys | Pool | Reuters Pfizer on Tuesday submitted its application to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization

White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling on eligible Americans to get their Covid-19 booster shots as the holiday season approaches and cases rise nationwide, driven by upticks in the Midwest and Northeast. Fauci blamed the increasing cases on the roughly 60 million eligible individuals across the country who remain unimmunized against

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on November 04, 2021 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Chief White House medical advisor Dr.

People walking past a wall mural depicting medical staff hitting the coronavirus with vaccine needle at Santacruz on March 29, 2021 in Mumbai, India. Pratik Chorge | Hindustan Times | Getty Images Covid-19 still spreading globally and a “vaccine-only” strategy won’t bring the pandemic to an end, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – OCTOBER 26: People, holding placards and banners, gather to protest against COVID-19 measures, vaccination and government following the increasing number of cases in recent days. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Austria is expected to impose lockdown restrictions on millions of unvaccinated people in the coming days. Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg

Having to pursue college during a pandemic has left 95% of college students with negative mental health symptoms, according to a survey from BestColleges.com, impacting their academic performance and early career success. Since 2014, anxiety and depression have been college students’ leading mental health issues, according to research conducted by Boston University. What many students

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has called President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses “fatally flawed” and “staggeringly overbroad,” arguing that

Dr. Robert Califf testifies during his nomination hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee November 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Joe Biden is expected to pick Robert Califf to serve as the chief of the Food and Drug Administration, NBC News reported Friday, citing people familiar

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a ceremony for the opening of the WHO Academy, in Lyon, France, September 27, 2021. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The disparity between the global distribution of Covid-19 boosters and first shots to people in developing nations is a “scandal,” World Health Organization Director-General Dr.

A vial of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is seen at a pop up vaccine clinic in the Arleta neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, August 23, 2021. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images A pharmacy in Virginia incorrectly administered Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 shots to 112 children last week, according to the state Department of Health.

In this article MRNA Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Moderna defended the use of its Covid-19 vaccine Thursday, saying the protection it offers against severe disease, hospitalization and death outweighs the risk of myocarditis, a rare

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos Mike Blake | Reuters SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In a surprise announcement, the government said Wednesday that it would likely rest its case next week against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in her criminal fraud trial. “It is likely that the government will rest next week,” Jeffrey Schenk,

Maya Griesemer, 7, receives a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Seattle Public Schools’ school-day clinic at Bailey Gatzert Elementary in Seattle, Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. Matt Mills McKnight | Reuters About 900,000 kids ages 5 to 11 have received their first dose of Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine since U.S. regulators

Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes leaves after a hearing at a federal court in San Jose, California, July 17, 2019. Stephen Lam | Reuters SAN JOSE, CALIF. — In the final two years of Theranos the company’s lab director, Kingshuk Das, says CEO Elizabeth Holmes ignored his repeated complaints about serious errors with the start-ups