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The new COVID-19 vaccines are here for the fall
A new lineup of COVID-19 vaccines are now available in the US. The CDC is urging most Americans to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine.
US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever vaccine for honeybees
Biotech firm Dalan Animal Health recently developed a vaccine to protect honeybees from American Foulbrood disease, a bacteria that can kill entire hives.
The White House has restarted its free Covid test by mail program
On Thursday, the White House announced that it has restarted the program in cooperation with the US Postal Service, though households will only receive half as many tests as before.
Japan pledges $2 billion in funding for pandemic vaccine research initiative
The country lagged behind other regions when it came to COVID-19 vaccine development and rollout.
Hitting the Books: How Moderna dialed-in its vaccine to fight COVID's variants
In "The Messenger," veteran reporter Peter Loftus takes readers through the harrowing days of 2020 as COVID-19 raged across the globe and biotech startup Moderna raced to create a vaccine to halt the viral rampage.
FDA says updated COVID-19 Omicron boosters won’t require new clinical trials
The agency will use data from previous trials to assess vaccines targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
FDA asks COVID-19 vaccine makers to update boosters to target new Omicron variants
The BA.4 and BA.5 strains now account for over half of infections in the US, according to the CDC.
T-Mobile will fire unvaccinated corporate employees starting April 2nd
T-Mobile will fire corporate employees who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2nd.
Apple reportedly requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Apple will reportedly require all retail and corporate staff to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots if they want to enter stores and offices.
Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids
Facebook expands vaccine misinformation policies and COVID-19 vaccination efforts to include kids.
YouTube bans all content containing vaccine misinformation
The service previously blocked content claiming that coronavirus vaccines are dangerous or ineffective.
Apple Wallet is getting verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards
The Wallet app on your iPhone will soon support verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cards.
Senator Warren urges Amazon to tackle COVID-19 misinformation
The senator says products promoting mistruths about the coronavirus and vaccines still appear in search results.
Facebook cracks down on vaccine misinformation ‘superspreaders’
Facebook says it has banned more than 36 accounts, groups, and Pages associated with vaccine misinformation “superspreaders.”
These 'vaccine passports' are why we can have nice things
State and local governments are seeking to strike a balance between the public’s health and the nation’s economic needs through the use of “vaccine passports,” but these digital health records are not the magic bullets against COVID we had hoped.
Why is Facebook so bad at countering vaccine misinformation?
While Facebook has tired to quash health misinformation during the pandemic, its previously lax stance on vaccine misinformation could be making that more difficult.
Facebook caught a marketing firm paying influencers to criticize COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook has banned a marketing firm for its involvement in an influence operation that used influencers and fake accounts to undermine COVID-19 vaccines.
Even a social network for doctors is struggling with vaccine misinformation
Doximity, an industry networking app for doctors, is grappling with vaccine misinformation despite its audience.
Apple pulls anti-vax social app over misinformation (updated)
Apple has pulled Unjeced's anti-vax dating and social app over misinformation, and Google might not be far behind.
Facebook rejects Biden claim it's 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook has resisted President Biden's claims that the social network is 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformation, suggesting that other factors are to blame.
