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News Articles: COVID-19 vaccination

FILE - A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine rests on a table at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., on July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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  • Health

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to updated COVID shots, saying they'd continue to use a streamlined approach to make them available to adults 65 and older as well as children and younger adults with at least one high-risk health problem.

May 20, 2025
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  • Associated Press
The Food and Drug Administration will meet with outside advisers to talk about the next steps in formulating a COVID-19 vaccination plan.

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  • Health

Another booster? A vaccine for omicron? Here's what could be next for COVID vaccines

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan, whether that's another booster in the fall, an omicron shot or one that targets more than one strain.

April 04, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
The first COVID-19 mass vaccination on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii is held on Feb. 9, 2021. The Army says it will "immediately begin separating Soldiers from the service" who refuse to be vaccinated.

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  • National

U.S. Army begins to discharge soldiers who refuse COVID-19 vaccination

"Unvaccinated Soldiers present risk to the force and jeopardize readiness," Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth says. The Army says 96% of active troops have been vaccinated.

February 02, 2022
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
A woman walks by a closed store in a mall in Montreal on Jan. 2.

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  • World

In Quebec, people who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID will face a financial penalty

The Canadian province's premier said not getting vaccinated leads to consequences for the health care system and not all Quebecers should pay for that.

January 11, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Protesters and fans of Novak Djokovic gather outside the Park Hotel, used as an immigration detention hotel where Djokovic is confined in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday.

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  • Sports

Djokovic's lawyers say he had COVID last month, grounds for vaccination exemption

If he fails to have his visa cancellation overturned and gets deported, Novak Djokovic risks missing more than one Australian Open and could be barred for up to three years.

January 08, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe. The vaccines have now been linked to minor changes in menstruation, but are still considered safe.

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  • Health

COVID vaccines may briefly change your menstrual cycle, but you should still get one

The new research affirms what many individuals had reported. But it also shows the changes to the menstrual cycle are mostly minor and brief, more akin to a sore arm than a dangerous reaction.

January 07, 2022
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
Costumers gather for food and drinks at Time Out Market in Lisbon, Portugal.

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  • World

Portugal has one of the top vaccination rates but isn't taking chances with omicron

Scientists are watching how Portugal and other highly vaccinated countries are faring against the coronavirus' new omicron variant.

December 15, 2021
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  • Joanna Kakissis
A van from a COVID-19 vaccine mobile clinic hosted by McDonald's and the California Department of Public Health in September in Los Angeles.

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  • Business

Biden's vaccine rules for 100 million workers are here. These are the details

Companies with at least 100 employees must ensure their workers get a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo weekly testing. Some 17 million health care workers face a vaccine mandate with no testing option.

November 05, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
Miranda Wicker with daughter, Emma, who will soon be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Children's Health

Here's some COVID news to be grateful for — kids 5 and up could get vaccinated by Thanksgiving

A panel of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration is recommending that the agency issue emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 years old.

October 27, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Passengers queue up at Greece's Thessaloniki Makedonia Airport on Sept. 2. Recommendations about physical distancing prove hard to follow at airports — and in the jetway leading to the plane.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Advice About Traveling In The Delta Variant Era?

Here are questions to ask yourself — and databases to check — before making the decision to take off as the highly contagious coronavirus variant continues spreading.

September 03, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
A COVID-19 vaccine dose is prepared at a pharmacy in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 17. About 14 million people received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in August.

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  • Health

Vaccination Rates Rose In August As COVID Cases Surged Due To The Delta Variant

About 14 million U.S. residents got their first dose of a COVID-19 shot in August, which is about 4 million more than in July. Officials credit vaccine mandates by governments, schools and businesses.

August 31, 2021
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  • Joe Neel
Refugees from Afghanistan are escorted to a bus after arriving and being processed Monday at Dulles International Airport in Virginia. The federal government is reportedly offering COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan arrivals at a site near the airport.

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  • National

The U.S. Has Set Up A Mass Vaccination Site For Afghans Arriving In Virginia

Thousands of evacuees are entering through Dulles International Airport. A Biden administration official said the U.S. has opened a COVID-19 vaccination site nearby.

August 27, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
A medical assistant administers the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in May in Berlin's Friedrichshain district.

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  • Health

Thousands In Germany Thought They Had Their Vaccine. It May Have Been Saline Instead

More than 8,000 people may have been given a fake COVID vaccine in the spring. A nurse is suspected of making the switch.

August 11, 2021
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  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson stands next to a chart displaying COVID-19 hospitalization data as he speaks at a news conference at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, July 29, 2021.

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  • National

Arkansas Governor Wants To Reverse A Law That Forbids Schools To Require Masks

Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed the bill in April banning state and local mask mandates, but now he says cases are up and children under 12 are vulnerable because they can't get vaccinated.

August 04, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Thousands of protesters gather near the Eiffel Tower to protest the COVID-19 pass which grants vaccinated individuals greater ease of access to venues.

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  • World

France Passes Law That Makes A Coronavirus Health Pass Required For Dining And Travel

The law requires a special pass to enter restaurants, trains, planes and other public venues. To get the pass, people must have proof they are vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from the virus.

July 26, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
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