COVID

The Department of Homeland Security has barred former Florida Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick from all federal contracts, grants, and aid after a grand jury indicted her for allegedly stealing $5 million in COVID-19 FEMA relief funds.

A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee has been indicted by the Department of Justice in connection with COVID-19 research grants.

European regulators approved a combination Moderna vaccine targeting COVID-19 and influenza.

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a wrongful death lawsuit against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his 2020 order forcing COVID-positive patients into nursing homes, a directive that families say killed thousands of elderly residents.

Pfizer is ending its study of updated COVID-19 vaccines after Americans refused to participate in their trials.

A technology company has agreed to pay $15 million to settle allegations that it discriminated against those who refused to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

A Georgia state representative has pleaded guilty to making false statements after failing to report income while collecting pandemic unemployment benefits.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a vaccine advisory board for the CDC, will discuss the COVID-19 vaccines and their injuries during an upcoming meeting.

The U.S. Labor Department deploys a strike team to California over $21 billion in unemployment debt and fraud concerns.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced Tuesday that the state is now being sued by the municipal government of Wuhan, China.