10% of US kids 5 to 11 received COVID-19 vaccine in 1st 2 weeks, White House says

At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients says, with 1.7 million doses administered in the last week alone.

Florida lawmakers pass plan to block vaccine mandates

Rebuking the Biden administration, Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday passed a measure that seeks to prevent workers from being required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Moderna asks FDA to expand COVID-19 booster access to all adults 18 and older

In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for Moderna's COVID-19 booster for adults who are 65 and older, as well as adults between 18 and 64 who are at risk for severe COVID-19.

US to invest billions in COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing to boost world supply

The Biden administration is making billions of dollars available to drugmakers to scale up domestic production of COVID-19 vaccines to share with the world.

Callers to helplines around the world voiced similar pandemic worries

A study on calls to crisis helplines in 19 countries shows a striking similarity in the pandemic's toll on mental health. Fears of infection, loneliness and physical health were the main concerns voiced in the pandemic's early weeks.

OSHA suspends enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandate amid legal challenges

OSHA said it is currently not taking steps to implement or enforce President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for big businesses as long as the mandate is tied up in court.

Family hoping breakthrough Spina Bifida procedure will help 'miracle baby'

A couple was thrilled to find out they were having a baby, after dealing with 10-years of infertility, but that excitement was soon overshadowed by fear when they learned their baby had spina bifida.

Maryland monkeypox case confirmed: health officials

A Maryland resident who recently returned from Nigeria has been diagnosed with the virus monkeypox, according to state health officials.

With insulin prices soaring, Tampa lawmaker urges colleagues to put people over profits

Insulin can cost up to $1,000 a month, even with insurance. State Sen. Janet Cruz (D-Tampa) says she suspects the drug lobby is behind the continued failure of a bill that would cap co-pays at $100 and says her colleagues need to put people over profits.

Doctors hopeful vaccines will ward off post-holiday spike in COVID-19

The holidays will be different this year, in large part due to the current state of public health, compared to 2020 before COVID-19 vaccines were available to everyone in the US.

Sutter Health gives 14 pediatric patients wrong dose of COVID vaccine

Sutter Health pediatricians are looking into what went wrong when some children at their Antioch office got double the amount of COVID vaccine that they would normally have gotten in a single shot. 

Michigan, Minnesota report COVID-19 surge not seen in months

Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota are reporting a wave of COVID-19 patients not seen in months. Beds are filling with unvaccinated people, and health care providers are warning that staff are being worn down by yet another surge.

CDC panel set to discuss expanding COVID-19 vaccine booster eligibility Friday

An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.

Lawmakers reject exempting health providers from law preventing vaccine mandates

Florida lawmakers sped Tuesday toward passing a plan to prevent COVID-19 vaccination requirements and rejected an attempt to exclude hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers from the measure.

State, feds could battle over school mask penalties

Top Florida education officials on Tuesday inched closer to a legal battle with the Biden administration over federal reimbursements for school districts that were dinged financially by the state for imposing student mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden's vaccine mandate for health care workers challenged by 2nd lawsuit

A second set of states filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.