US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever vaccine for honeybees
The drug could protect bees from American foulbrood, a bacteria that can devastate entire colonies.
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The White House has restarted its free Covid test by mail program
The offer was previously paused on account of being too successful.
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.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Hitting the Books: How Moderna dialed-in its vaccine to fight COVID's variants
The Summer of Delta could have been far more deadly than it already was.
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
The company will reportedly also put workers with only one dose on unpaid leave.
Apple reportedly requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
They'll otherwise have to provide negative rapid tests.
Facebook expands fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation to include kids
It will remove false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine and its use on children.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
Your iPhone could be key to entering certain venues.
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’
Months after a report linked 73% of vaccine lies to 12 people, Facebook banned dozens of accounts.
These 'vaccine passports' are why we can have nice things
But their rollout has been marred by technical hiccups and anti-vaxx resistance.
Why is Facebook so bad at countering vaccine misinformation?
The company’s history might offer some clues.
Facebook caught a marketing firm paying influencers to criticize COVID-19 vaccines
The campaign was ‘sloppy’ and not very successful, according to the company.
Even a social network for doctors is struggling with vaccine misinformation
Doximity has trouble in its comments sections.
Apple pulls anti-vax social app over misinformation (updated)
Google has also demanded the app maker mend its ways.
Facebook rejects Biden claim it's 'killing people' with COVID-19 misinformation
The social network says other factors are more likely to blame.
Foxconn and TSMC are buying millions of vaccine doses for Taiwan
Political drama and technology production both played a role.
