A federal court in Florida has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate directed at federal contractors, marking a small win for the sunshine state as litigation over the matter continues. Florida is among 19 states that sued the Biden administration in late October over the federal vaccine mandate for government contractors, outlined under…
Florida Court Blocks Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
December 22, 2021
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Ohio Sets Single-Day COVID-19 Cases Record, Again
December 22, 2021
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Ohio has again set a record for the most new COVID-19 cases in the state in a day, continuing a trend in the midwest and some northeastern states, according to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health departments. The Buckeye State recorded 12,864 new COVID-19 cases within a 24-hour period…
CDC: Omicron Accounts for 90 Percent of COVID-19 Cases in Some Parts of US
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the Omicron variant accounts for more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases in some parts of the United States. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the variant makes up to 90 percent of infections in the South, Midwest, eastern Atlantic states, and northern Pacific…
19 Urgent Care Clinics, Testing Sites Close in New York City Area: Company
Nineteen urgent care medical clinics were temporarily closed in New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday, according to the firm that operates them, coming after President Joe Biden a day earlier vowed to expand testing for the Omicron variant. “To preserve our ability to staff our sites, we are temporarily closing certain locations effective tomorrow,…
US Officials May Cut Recommended Isolation Time for COVID-19 Patients
Federal health officials may soon cut recommendations for how long people should isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. People who have a confirmed COVID-19 infection are currently told by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remain separate from others for 10 full days from when symptoms first appear, if 24 hours have…
FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill After Securing $5 Billion Deal With Federal Government
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill. The pill, Paxlovid, is taken twice per day for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, classified as a generic antiviral drug. The drug is aimed at helping patients who are suffering from “mild-to-moderate” COVID-19 from becoming so sick…
FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 Pill Weeks After Landing $5 Billion Deal With Biden Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment pill—coming about a month after the federal government announced it would purchase 10 million courses of the drug. The pill, Paxlovid, is taken twice per day for five days in combination with a second medicine called ritonavir, classified as a generic antiviral…
Walmart Limits Online Ordering of COVID-19 Tests to Eight Kits
Walmart Inc. said on Tuesday demand for at-home COVID-19 testing kits was “extremely high” and that it had set a limit of eight test kits per online order.
GOP Lawmakers Blocked From Entering New Jersey Statehouse Over COVID-19 Mandate; People Rally to Protest the Mandate
December 22, 2021
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On Monday six Republican lawmakers who refused to show their COVID-19 vaccine card or test were blocked by state police from entering the New Jersey Statehouse. New Jerseyans rallied on the same day to protest the recently adopted COVID-19 policy for entering the state legislature. People gathered in front of the New Jersey Statehouse to…
Supreme Court Denies Challenge to New Mexico’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a legal challenge to block New Mexico’s vaccine mandate for health care workers, prisons, and nursing homes, as well as other settings. The nation’s high court didn’t offer a comment (pdf) on why it denied issuing an injunction against the order, the latest time the Supreme Court rejected attempts…
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