Summer COVID cases rise in DC area, local health expert pushes for vaccinations as Biden tests positive

Summer COVID cases rise in DC area, local health expert pushes for vaccinations as Biden tests positive

President Joe Biden has contracted COVID-19 and will be recovering at his home in Delaware with reportedly mild symptoms. He is one of many from the D.C. area experiencing the surge in coronavirus cases. President Joe Biden has contracted COVID-19 and will be recovering at his home in Delaware with reportedly mild symptoms. He is … Read more

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for everyone older than 6 months

CDC recommends updated COVID shots for everyone older than 6 months

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone 6 months old and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-25 immunization campaign, even those previously vaccinated against the disease. The agency’s recommendation on Thursday echoed that of its panel of outside experts, who voted unanimously to recommend the … Read more

Vaccine misinformation ‘killed voters’ in Red states

Vaccine misinformation ‘killed voters’ in Red states

Kansas AG Kris Kobach: Pfizer violated state Consumer Protection Act Pfizer: Case has ‘no merit’ and company will respond in ‘due course’ Dr. John Moore: Political vaccine misinformation deadly to citizens Updated: Jun 20, 2024 / 09:45 PM CDT (NewsNation) – Dr. John Moore, Cornell University virologist and researcher, says “Red COVID” is a “statistically proven … Read more

Kansas AG sues Pfizer over alleged misrepresentation of COVID vaccine

Kansas AG sues Pfizer over alleged misrepresentation of COVID vaccine

(NewsNation) — The state of Kansas has sued the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, accusing it of misleading the public about its COVID-19 vaccine by making false claims about its effectiveness. In the lawsuit filed Monday, Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach claims Pfizer misled Kansas residents by claiming the vaccine was safe and hid evidence of the shot’s link … Read more

Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial, Moderna says

Covid-flu combination vaccine shows positive results in late-stage trial, Moderna says

Moderna’s Chief Medical Affairs Officer Francesca Ceddia says people in the trial who got mRNA-1083 showed an improved immune response compared with those who got the standalone flu and Covid vaccines that are available now. (CNN) — There could be a combined Covid-19 and flu shot in our future, although it won’t be ready for … Read more

Man behind China’s first approved Covid-19 shot expelled from national legislature

Man behind China’s first approved Covid-19 shot expelled from national legislature

A former senior executive at China’s largest vaccine maker, who led the development of the country’s first inactivated Covid-19 shot, has been dismissed from the national legislature. Yang Xiaoming was removed from his post as a deputy of the legislature for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law”, the National People’s Congress (NPC) said in … Read more

German Man Gets COVID Vaccine 217 Times Within 3 Years

German Man Gets COVID Vaccine 217 Times Within 3 Years

According to Our World in Data, at least 70 per cent of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. On the 28 June 2021, the world saw its peak number of vaccinations, measuring at 43.3 million. Today, more than 93 per cent of the UK’s population have been given … Read more

Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Ken Buck want to regulate AI in Congress

Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Ken Buck want to regulate AI in Congress

As artificial intelligence starts to reshape society in ways predictable and not, some of Colorado’s highest-profile federal lawmakers are trying to establish guardrails without shutting down the technology altogether. U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Windsor Republican, is cosponsoring legislation with California Democrat Ted Lieu to create a national commission focused on regulating the technology and … Read more