Tag: Vaccine

Warriors’ Wiggins Gets COVID-19 Vaccine After NBA Threatens to Bar Star From Games

Golden States Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins accepted the COVID-19 vaccine after his request for religious exemption was denied last month and he would have been barred from playing home games if he didn’t get vaccinated. Without a vaccine passport, Wiggins faced the possibility of not being able to enter the Golden State’s home building at…


New Yorkers Chant ‘Save Australia’ in Protest Against Vaccine Mandates

Protesters in New York City on Monday waved the Australian flag and chanted “save Australia” in a demonstration against mandatory vaccinations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Protesters had gathered in Brooklyn outside the headquarters of the city’s Department of Education for a rally after a COVID-19 vaccine mandate took effect Monday for New York City public school employees. Hundreds of…


Thousands of Unvaccinated New York City Teachers on Unpaid Leave: Union

Thousands of unvaccinated New York City teachers were placed on unpaid leave after a citywide mandate went into effect, according to the United Federation of Teachers. About 97 percent of teachers and other school staff represented by the union got the vaccine, the United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew confirmed in a news conference on…


EU Regulator Backs Pfizer Booster Shots for People 18 and Older

The European Union’s drug regulator on Monday gave the approval to administer booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine dubbed Comirnaty to people aged 18 and older. “The [Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use] has evaluated data for Comirnaty showing a rise in antibody levels when a booster dose is given approximately 6 months…


Number of Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remained unchanged, according to the latest data, one day after declining by 31 patients, providing growing evidence the Delta variant-fueled summer surge is receding. There were 252 people hospitalized with the virus in Orange County as of Sunday, down from 283 Friday, and the number of those patients in…


Federal Agency: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers Can Be Enforced Next Month

The federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate announced last month for federal workers can be enforced in November, giving employees about a month to get the COVID-19 vaccine. In a memo (pdf) released by Director Kiran Ahuja on Oct. 1, the OPM advised federal workers that they should not…


Vaccine Antibodies Decline 7 Months After Second Shot: US Study

Antibody levels generated by two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can undergo up to a 10-fold decrease seven months following the second vaccination, research suggests. The drop in antibody levels will compromise the body’s ability to defend itself against COVID-19 if the individual becomes infected. In a recent BioRxiv study published ahead of peer-review, many…


San Diego Healthcare Workers Protest After Vaccine Exemptions Denied

Over 100 medical staff and community members gathered in front of Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego on Oct. 1 to oppose the hospital’s denial of its employees’ vaccine exemptions. California required medical staff to be completely vaccinated by Sept. 30, or apply for a vaccination exemption based on medical, religious, or personal beliefs. However,…


San Diego Health Care Workers Protest After Vaccine Exemptions Denied

Over 100 medical staff and community members gathered in front of Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego on Oct. 1 to oppose the hospital’s denial of its employees’ vaccine exemption requests. California has required medical staff to be completely vaccinated by Sept. 30, or apply for a vaccination exemption based on medical, religious, or personal…


Orange County Healthcare Workers Protest Vaccine Mandate

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.—Around 60 healthcare workers and Orange County residents gathered Oct. 1 at downtown Fountain Valley, California, to protest the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The California Department of Public Health issued an order in August requiring all healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated by Sept. 30. A recently established organization, America’s Healthcare…