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A legal fight in Los Angeles has exposed a bitter and widening divide between public servants like teachers, police officers and firefighters, as COVID-19 mandates become increasingly common — and first responders push back. Earlier this month, more than filed a lawsuit against the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The suit is one of several challenges among police and EMS personnel across California and , some of whom have in response to the new rules. Jeff Burmeister, who’s part of… Source link

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) announced promising booster data Tuesday showing 94% efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine when given after six months of the initial dose. In addition, the initial dose of the vaccine continued to provide consistent protection against the virus, including against the Delta variant, the company said in a statement. The latter news puts the vaccine in stark contrast to mRNA vaccines, which have shown waning immunity over time. Mathai Mammen, J&J’s global head of R&D, told… Source link

President Joe Biden put forward a new strategy this week to combat the spread of COVID-19 as daily cases average about 150,000 and hospitalizations surge, particularly in regions with low vaccination rates. The recent spike in cases, driven largely by the highly contagious Delta variant, has prompted calls for vaccine mandates, from both health officials and policymakers. “If you are getting federal funding, there should be a vaccine mandate,” Dr. Anand Swaminathan, an emergency medicine… Source link

A small group of anti-vaccination protesters gather outside of New York-Presbyterian Hospital on September 01, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) With the economy wobbling amid the Delta coronavirus surge, President Biden has chosen not to require every American to get vaccinated. Instead, he’s ratcheting up the pressure by pushing the burden down to employers. On Sept. 9, the White House announced several new rules and orders meant to compel some 80 million… Source link

In this Jan. 14, 2021, file photo, police officer Jennifer Leeman is receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Englewood Health in Englewood, N.J.. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) President Joe Biden on Thursday announced wide-ranging COVID-19 rules for employers that include a mandate that all businesses with 100 or more employees test unvaccinated workers at least once a week. In all, the rule will affect 80 million private sector workers, the administration says. The move comes amid a string of deals… Source link

(Adds expert comment from meeting, New Zealand case, background) Aug 30 (Reuters) – An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday unanimously recommended the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Se COVID-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older, an important step after it gained full U.S. approval. The Food and Drug Administration last week granted full approval to the vaccine that was previously available under the agency’s emergency use authorization (EUA), which… Source link

(Adds Pfizer response; paragraphs 6-8) By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, after a woman suffered a rare side effect leading to inflammation of her heart muscle. The news of the death comes as the country battles an outbreak of the Delta variant after nearly six months of being virus free. It followed a review by an independent panel monitoring the… Source link

HP Inc. (HPQ) reported better than expected fiscal third quarter earnings on Thursday evening, powered by a tight grip on costs in each of its business segments.  Third quarter sales at HP’s personal systems were unchanged versus a year ago. Sales for the printing segment rose 24% from a year ago. Operating profit margins in the personal systems segment rose 290 basis points from the prior year, and gained 540 basis points in the printing business. Here is how HP performed versus Wall… Source link

Vaccine mandates are on the rise after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine and Moderna submitted for full federal approval of its vaccine, bringing to light an issue dividing the country as supporters say a mandate is for the common good while opponents call for medical freedom. And as the number of COVID-19 cases climb nationwide, with the seven-day average topping 150,000 this week for the first time since January, health… Source link

When Pfizer and BioNTech’s (PFE) COVID-19 vaccine on Monday became the first to receive full Food and Drug Administration approval for people 16 and older, several vaccine mandates came down just that day.  The uptick shows that legal experts and the nation’s top infectious disease expert were on target by predicting that approval would embolden businesses, governments, and schools to mandate vaccines. Just Monday, vaccine mandates came down for staff in New York City and New Jersey schools… Source link