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Masks mandates are on the rise as the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States — amplifying divisions between supporters of anti-coronavirus protocols and opponents who emphasize personal freedom. On Thursday at midnight, L.A. County enacted an outdoor mask mandate for large events with over 10,000 attendees, including concerts, festivals, and sporting venues — regardless of vaccination status. This comes after the L.A. County Public Health Department… Source link

Raw material shortages, logistics hurdles and underground markets continue to mar the global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. It’s why a former CDC director, numerous public health experts, scientists and activists called on the White House this month to enact a more aggressive manufacturing program to increase the production of vaccines within a year. Their joint letter builds on and cites a May blueprint published by Public Citizen, a progressive advocacy organization, for increasing… Source link

Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCLH) resumed operations for the first time in 18 months Sunday, with a 100% vaccination mandate for all guests and staff. CEO Frank Del Rio told Yahoo Finance he is hoping other companies follow suit, and says it’s a failure of leadership in the country to not have a similar vaccine mandate nationwide. “Our leadership has failed us,” Del Rio said. “Can you imagine if 700,000 people died of anything other than covid, the outrage that there would be, what government would… Source link

A volunteer receives an injection from a medical worker during the country’s first human clinical trial for a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus, at Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, South Africa, June 24, 2020. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters A Florida family of an unvaccinated man will hold a vaccine and testing site at his funeral. Marquis Davis wanted to get the vaccine after he was hospitalized but it was too late, his wife told WFTV. The family, along with their church, will offer the… Source link

Novavax (NVAX) announced Thursday it would have to push back its COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorization (EAU) filing with the FDA by about one month, once again, this time due to manufacturing quality concerns. CEO Stanely Erck told Yahoo Finance Novavax itself did not delay the filing. Instead, he said, outside firms that the company was directed to work with by Operation Warp Speed — the former government program launched under the Trump administration to fund six vaccine candidates… Source link

A Los Angeles official is spearheading a COVID-19 vaccine passport initiative similar to one New York City announced this week, as the more contagious Delta variant adds to more hospitalizations and deaths, which is complicating reopening plans around the country. The Big Apple will soon require proof of vaccination in restaurants, bars, entertainment venues and gyms — becoming the first major U.S. city to do so — as the more contagious Delta variant continues to spread, primarily among… Source link

 WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is aiming to give full approval for the Pfizer COVID vaccine by early September, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing people involved in the effort.    The FDA gave emergency use authorization to the Pfizer vaccine late last year. Full approval by the FDA could push more Americans to get the COVID-19 vaccine as it might reduce their fears about the safety of the shot.    The agency’s unofficial deadline for… Source link

The recent increase in coronavirus cases in the U.S. amid ongoing vaccine hesitancy has led to many public health officials calling for states to reconsider their relaxation of COVID restrictions. This comes as the U.S. continues its push to get more Americans vaccinated, as 58.1% of those at the age of 12 and older are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data, and 67.6% have received at least one dose. (Herd immunity is estimated to occur when 75% of any community has immunity.) “We have… Source link

On Monday, the hypercontagious Delta variant finally did what Joe Biden couldn’t: convinced 70 percent of U.S. adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Biden originally aimed to administer at least one vaccine dose to 70 percent of Americans 18 and older by July 4. But widespread vaccine hesitancy — particularly in conservative parts of the country — prevented the U.S. from meeting his deadline. Now Delta appears to be breaking down some of that resistance. A health care worker prepares… Source link

As the country grapples with an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations stemming from the Delta variant, businesses are working hard to reopen safely, and stay that way. In some cases, that has led to decisions about requiring proof of vaccinations. In San Francisco, conversations are swirling about how bars might soon start carding all patrons — but for proof of vaccination status instead of legal drinking age.  “We’ve had a huge number of staff coming down with COVID,” Ben… Source link