The FDA announced it will delay its decision on whether children ages 12 to 17 should receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to determine if the shot increases the risk of a rare side effect that impacts kids' hearts, the agency said Sunday.
Infections, hospitalizations, and deaths linked to COVID-19 have risen among people who have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine in recent months, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But the bulk of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths remained among unvaccinated Americans, the data show.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in Maine, which thus went into effect that day. The particularly strict mandate has a medical exemption but not a religious one. While the majority on the Court did not give an opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a dissent that was joined by Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, as highlighted by Robert Barnes with The Washington Post.
The man who was recently arrested for threatening the life of Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and his family turned out to be an Emmy-nominated cameraman who has worked for CNN, ABC and NBC.
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation and expects to be able to offer the option to nonbinary, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people early next year, the State Department said Wednesday.
