COVID

A US federal judge has tossed Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s statewide ban on mask requirements in public schools, ruling that the order put children with disabilities in danger and violated federal law.

The U.S. is one of the few countries still recommending masks in schools as most nations let kids attend classes without face coverings.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that most Americans cannot understand the problems faced by the United States' supply chains, adding that 'not a lot of people' have a clear grasp of the networks and their implications.

"Why did I get the vaccine, then, if you're not going to leave me alone?"

Stefan Oelrich—member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and head of the Pharmaceuticals Division, headquartered in Berlin, Germany (here)—appeared at the World Health Summit referring to the Covid-19 vaccine as a "gene or cell therapy."

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) is joining a federal lawsuit against an OSHA ordinance that would require employers to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Shelby Allen, a 17-year-old from Dyer County, Tennessee, is hospitalized with a rare disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks its nerves. She developed the condition after getting a COVID vaccine.

Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey came out against vaccine mandates for children on Tuesday - even as the father of three revealed he has gotten both shots.

French and German health authorities are warning against the use of Moderna's experimental Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine for people under the age of 30 in light of evidence the shot wages higher risk of heart disease.

Former OSHA chief of staff Debbie Berkowitz tells Associated Press they will have to rely on whistleblowers.