COVID-19 vaccine

Yale University is requiring all students, faculty and staff wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. The requirement states that all individuals must wear masks inside campus spaces except when alone, such as in a private office or seated in a partitioned cubicle, officials said. University officials made the decision after the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued…

The Walt Disney Company issued a statement Friday announcing they are giving park employees 60 days to prove they have been fully vaccinated.

Across 38 states, there have been at least 125,000 fully vaccinated Americans that have tested positive for COVID-19. These ‘breakthrough’ cases have resulted in 1,400 deaths.

New evidence showing the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox has prompted U.S. health officials to consider changing advice on how the nation fights the coronavirus.

An internal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slide presentation argues that “the war has changed” against COVID-19.

The nation’s millions of federal workers will be required to verify they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

Israel’s prime minister has announced that the country will offer a coronavirus booster to people over 60 who have already been vaccinated

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine.

MSNBC Medical Contributor Dr. Uché Blackstock says vaccine hesitancy could disappear, if the FDA gives the vaccine full authorization instead of its current emergency status. Following that move, Blackstock proposes governments and employers make it less convenient for people to stay unvaccinated – an approach already playing out for hospital employees.

“If we were all vaccinated it would be hard to spread COVID. But so many of us are not.” Dr. Lynn Goldman from George Washington University talks about low vaccination rates – they’re like kindling on a fire. That is contributing to a rise in cases of COVID and the Delta variant, and the return of mask mandates in some...

President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Thursday that all federal workers will be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, two administration officials tell NBC News, following an internal policy review.

State and local officials are urging any unvaccinated residents in Connecticut to get a COVID-19 vaccine as cases of the virus increase. Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz were joined by other state and local leaders to remind residents about the importance of getting the vaccine. When asked about possible future mandates, Lamont said getting vaccinated can eliminate…

During an earnings call this morning, Pfizer announced a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine boosts protection against the Delta variant.

Starting this Friday, New York City will pay $100 to anyone who goes to a city-run vaccination site for their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. The announcement comes just days after the mayor said all city workers would have to be vaccinated or go through strict weekly testing protocols. It also comes amid a…

Another Massachusetts hospital system has announced that it will require employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Springfield-based Baystate Health said Monday that the policy that takes effect Oct. 1 also applies to “those working remotely, clinical staff, contractors, volunteers, students, and those conducting business within our health system.” About 75% of the system’s workers are already fully vaccinated, President…

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

A new poll shows that most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots.

The NFL warned teams on Thursday that COVID-19 outbreaks among unvaccinated players may result in forfeited games and other penalties.

President Biden said the government will “follow the science” when asked if vaccinated Americans will be encouraged to wear masks again with Delta variant infections on the rise, and reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated, saying, “We have a pandemic among the non-vaccinated.”