US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever vaccine for honeybeesThe drug could protect bees from American foulbrood, a bacteria that can devastate entire colonies.By I. Bonifacic, 01.08.2023
The White House has restarted its free Covid test by mail programThe offer was previously paused on account of being too successful.By A. Tarantola, 12.15.2022
Japan pledges $2 billion in funding for pandemic vaccine research initiativeThe country lagged behind other regions when it came to COVID-19 vaccine development and rollout.By M. Moon, 09.24.2022
Hitting the Books: How Moderna dialed-in its vaccine to fight COVID's variantsThe Summer of Delta could have been far more deadly than it already was.By A. Tarantola, 07.31.2022
FDA says updated COVID-19 Omicron boosters won’t require new clinical trialsThe agency will use data from previous trials to assess vaccines targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.By K. Holt, 07.01.2022
FDA asks COVID-19 vaccine makers to update boosters to target new Omicron variantsThe BA.4 and BA.5 strains now account for over half of infections in the US, according to the CDC.By K. Holt, 06.30.2022
T-Mobile will fire unvaccinated corporate employees starting April 2ndThe company will reportedly also put workers with only one dose on unpaid leave.By I. Bonifacic, 01.29.2022
Apple reportedly requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shotsThey'll otherwise have to provide negative rapid tests.By J. Fingas, 01.15.2022
Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kidsIt will remove false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine and its use on children.By M. Moon, 10.30.2021
YouTube bans all content containing vaccine misinformationThe service previously blocked content claiming that coronavirus vaccines are dangerous or ineffective.By K. Holt, 09.29.2021
Apple Wallet is getting verifiable COVID-19 vaccination cardsYour iPhone could be key to entering certain venues.By J. Fingas, 09.21.2021
Senator Warren urges Amazon to tackle COVID-19 misinformationThe senator says products promoting mistruths about the coronavirus and vaccines still appear in search results.By K. Holt, 09.08.2021
Facebook cracks down on vaccine misinformation ‘superspreaders’Months after a report linked 73% of vaccine lies to 12 people, Facebook banned dozens of accounts.By K. Bell, 08.18.2021
These 'vaccine passports' are why we can have nice thingsBut their rollout has been marred by technical hiccups and anti-vaxx resistance.By A. Tarantola, 08.13.2021
Why is Facebook so bad at countering vaccine misinformation?The company’s history might offer some clues. By K. Bell, 08.13.2021
Facebook caught a marketing firm paying influencers to criticize COVID-19 vaccinesThe campaign was ‘sloppy’ and not very successful, according to the company.By K. Bell, 08.10.2021
Even a social network for doctors is struggling with vaccine misinformationDoximity has trouble in its comments sections.By J. Fingas, 08.07.2021
Apple pulls anti-vax social app over misinformation (updated)Google has also demanded the app maker mend its ways.By J. Fingas, 07.31.2021
Facebook rejects Biden claim it's 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformationThe social network says other factors are more likely to blame.By J. Fingas, 07.18.2021
Foxconn and TSMC are buying millions of vaccine doses for TaiwanPolitical drama and technology production both played a role.By J. Fingas, 07.11.2021