(CNN) -- Booster protection in the US could soon expand to a much broader population, as a source says the U.S. government likely will soon recommend them to people as young as 40 who received either Moderna or Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
A small group of doctors have emerged as a huge source of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, which have thus far proven the most effective weapon against the deadliest pandemic in 100 years.
PORTLAND, Maine — The U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to block a vaccine requirement imposed on Maine health care workers, the latest defeat for opponents of vaccine mandates.
The U.S. and the world made a huge bet on Novavax, but manufacturing problems are jeopardizing billions of doses earmarked for poor and middle-income countries.
The delta variant is still the overwhelmingly dominant coronavirus strain in California and the U.S., but one of its descendants is starting to gain traction overseas. Known as AY.4.2, it's on the rise in the United Kingdom. Scott Gottlieb, MD, former FDA commissioner, noted that it now accounts for 8% of sequenced coronavirus cases in that country and said "urgent research" is needed.
As vaccine mandates for public employees begin to take effect across the country, police officers and the unions that represent them are putting up a fight, frustrating officials who say their goal is to minimize deaths as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.