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Nov 11 2021
Headline Roundup
As COVID-19 Pandemic Eases, Experts Ponder the Future
As new COVID-19 case levels stabilize and hospitalizations and deaths continue to fall in most areas nationwide, experts are predicting what will happen next.
Voices across the spectrum say COVID-19 is likely here to stay, but at more predictable levels than what we've seen since the pandemic began. New cases in the U.S. are around 74,000 per day, a 4% increase over the past two weeks
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Pfizer Asks FDA to Authorize COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots for All Adults
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced Tuesday that it's asking the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all Americans ages 18 and up.
An FDA advisory panel rejected a similar request from the company in September, and a third dose of the company's vaccine was authorized only for certain adults by federal regulators soon after. Pfizer
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FDA Advisory Panel Backs Pfizer Vaccine for Kids Ages 5 to 11
On Wednesday, an independent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The children would receive one-third the amount of active ingredient compared to adults, and they would receive a second dose 21 days or more after the first shot.
The vote is a key step towards providing the vaccine for young kids, but the
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Perspectives: A Year With the COVID-19 Pandemic
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19 was officially a pandemic. On the same day, President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on most of Europe.
Media from the right, left and center took a look at how our lives have changed, what we have gotten right and wrong, and what we still do not know.
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Texas Gov. Abbott Bans All Texas Businesses From Mandating Vaccinations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday issued an executive order banning any business or person in Texas from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees or customers. “The COVID-19 vaccine is safe, effective, and our best defense against the virus, but should remain voluntary and never forced,” Abbott said in a statement. Abbott also urged the state legislature to pass a similar law
The Epoch Times Newsweek The Texas TribuneJul 24 2020
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First Weekly Increase in Jobless Claims Since March
Roughly 1.4 million polled filed new unemployment claims last week, the first rise in jobless claims since March. Many experts attribute the rise to economic uncertainty amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Right- and left-rated outlets tended to report uniformly on the news. Some polls suggest the general public is concerned about the job market's ability to fully recover.
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Perspectives: How Should The US Prioritize Booster Shots?
Following the CDC's approval of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 65 and older or who are at high risk, many Americans remain divided on how the nation should administer booster shots moving forward. The U.S. has been taking notes from Israel's booster shot rollout that launched on Aug. 29, which made the third vaccine dose available for vaccinated individuals 12
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US to Ease Restrictions, Require COVID-19 Vaccine for International Travelers
The Biden administration announced Monday that international travelers will be required to have proof of COVID-19 vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test to enter the country starting in early November. Nonessential air travel to the U.S. had been banned from several major European countries, Iran and China for most of the pandemic. White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said Monday the
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The Biden Vaccine Mandate's Impact on Private Businesses
President Joe Biden announced last week that private U.S. companies with over 100 employees must mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for employees or test unvaccinated employees weekly. The mandate on private businesses has raised legal questions, and several Republican governors have already committed to not enforcing it; Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has threatened fines for companies that do comply
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Top FDA and WHO Scientists Call COVID-19 Booster Shots Unnecessary For Most Americans At This Time
An international group of scientists published a paper Monday that suggests more scientific evidence is needed to justify giving booster shots to most Americans at this time. Co-authors included Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two senior FDA officials who are leaving the organization later this fall over frustrations with the Biden administration’s "premature" booster plan, along with several
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