(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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Exclusive-White House presses U.S. airlines to quickly mandate vaccines for staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 and showing no signs of extending the deadline, four sources told Reuters on Friday.FILE PHOTO: Rows of empty seats of…
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White House says 400,000 people so far got boosters at pharmacies
FILE PHOTO: A person receives a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a mobile inoculation site in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., August 18, 2021. REUTERS/David ‘Dee’ DelgadoWASHINGTON (Reuters) –…
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U.S. administers 388.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
FILE PHOTO: Esperanza Guevara, 31, receives a Johnson & Johnson coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 25, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson(Reuters) – The United States has administered 388,567,109 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…
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Biden calls on U.S. Supreme Court to protect abortion rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday not to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide in an upcoming case concerning a restrictive Mississippi law.FILE PHOTO: Storm clouds…
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Texas's near-total abortion ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction
(Reuters) -A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on a request by abortion rights groups to block the law, which would prohibit the vast majority…
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U.S. administers 369.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell(Reuters) – The United States has administered 369,556,911 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…
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U.S. administers 365.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell(Reuters) – The United States has administered 365,767,674 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…
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U.S. review of COVID origins due Tuesday, but public must wait for unclassified version
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gives a news briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Leah MillisWASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a review on the origins of COVID-19 sought by…
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Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19; Houston offers vaccine incentive
(Reuters) -On a day when Houston area officials said they would pay $100 to anyone receiving a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for the virus.FILE PHOTO: Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks at the annual…
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