MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another Wisconsin mother has filed a federal lawsuit over the lack of COVID-19 protocols at her son’s school. WEAU-TV reported that Gina Kildahl filed the suit Monday in Madison. She’s seeking an injunction forcing the Fall…
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West Midlands' thriving digital industries expected to create thousands of new jobs by 2025
The West Midlands has been named the country's fastest-growing tech sector and the region's thriving digital industries are expected to create thousands of new jobs by the end of 2025. According to a new government report released ahead of Birmingham…
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Unvaccinated federal workers in Canada will be put on unpaid leave – Globe and Mail
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau watches the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being extracted while he visits a vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congres, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Montreal, Quebec,…
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New York Must Allow Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Judge Rules
(Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York state cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers without allowing their employers to consider religious exemption requests. U.S. District Judge David Hurd in Albany, New York, ruled…
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J&J COVID-19 shot gets better boost from Moderna or Pfizer in NIH study
(Reuters) – People who got Johnson & Johnson Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger immune response when boosted with vaccines from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc, a study run by the National Institutes of Health…
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Novavax tumbles after report on COVID-19 vaccine production delay
(Reuters) -Shares of Novavax Inc fell 16% after a report from Politico said the company faces significant hurdles in proving it can manufacture its experimental COVID-19 vaccine that meets regulators’ quality standards, resulting in production delays.FILE PHOTO: A vial and…
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WHO Advises Additional COVID Shot for Immunocompromised People
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Monday recommended that immunocompromised people be given an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine, due to their higher risk of breakthrough infections after standard immunisation. The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation…
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U.S. FDA authorizes first COVID-19 shot for young kids
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years, making it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States.FILE PHOTO: A…
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Philippines to start vaccine mixing trials by early November
FILE PHOTO: A Filipino athlete is vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Manila, Philippines, May 28, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa LopezMANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will start testing a combination of coronavirus vaccines this week…
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State Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media outlets. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a spreadsheet sent to them and the Statesman Journal was supposed to contain…
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