T he efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech fell from 96% to 84% over six months, according to data released Wednesday, a decline that could fuel Pfizer’s case that a third dose will eventually be required.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell holds press conference after interest rate decision The Federal Reservemaintained ultra-low interest rates and reaffirmed its commitment to other easy monetary policies as the U.S. economy faces down a pair of new threats: surging inflation and rising…
"The Newsoms were concerned to see unvaccinated children unmasked indoors at a camp their children began attending yesterday and after seeing this, removed the kids from the camp," his spokesperson Erin Mellon said in a statement Wednesday. Newsom, a Democrat, faces a…
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy traded barbs Wednesday over the return of a mask mandate in the U.S. House and a number of Republicans protested the renewed rules on the floor. Pelosi called McCarthy a "moron." McCarthy…
New mask mandates and rules cascaded Tuesday and Wednesday following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance that vaccinated people in high-transmission areas should still wear masks indoors, bringing back pandemic health restrictions for many Americans. "I have stuck with CDC…
The House's reinstatement of the mask mandate follows the CDC's new recommendation Tuesday that both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans in areas with "high" or "substantial" Covid-19 transmission should resume wearing masks indoors."For all House Office Buildings, the Hall of the House, and…
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Workers in protective gear lower a coffin of a COVID-19 victim for burial at the special section of the Pedurenan cemetery designated to accommodate the surge in deaths during the coronavirus outbreak in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, July 26, 2021.…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina, like many other states across the country, is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases.2:45 p.m. Pfizer released new data showing its vaccine's ability to protect against severe illness remains strong six months out. Efficacy against symptomatic…
People wait for passengers at one of the International Arrivals halls at London Heathrow Airport in west London on February 14, 2021JUSTIN TALLIS | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — U.S. and EU travelers who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will…
President Joe Biden’s top federal health officials made a forceful case Wednesday for the administration’s newly altered mask guidance — arguing both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans, as well as the nation’s children, were at imminent risk from the rapid spread of the…