A civil liberties group has registered a strong objection to the wisdom of the FDA’s approval on Aug. 23 of the two-shot regimen of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, while seeking to protect people’s right to refuse the vaccine. The group points out that more than 3,000 individuals died in the United States after getting the…
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Nevada College Students Must Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Enroll for Spring 2022
Health officials in Nevada are requiring all students at the state’s public universities and colleges to show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations in order to enroll in classes for the spring semester. The new policy, which was unanimously approved on Aug. 20 by the Nevada Board of Health at an emergency meeting, adds the requirement into…
NIH Director: Children Under 12 Likely Won’t Be Able to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Months
Children under the age of 12 will likely not be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine until late 2021 at the earliest, according to the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I gotta be honest, I don’t see approval for kids 5 to 11 coming much before the end of 2021,” Dr. Francis…
North Carolina Law Extends Pharmacists’ Authority to Administer Vaccines, Adds Parental Consent for Minors
August 24, 2021
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A North Carolina law now extends the authority of pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccines without a prescription from a physician. The temporary authority had been granted by an emergency amendment to the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP) in 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper signed a bill into law on Friday. “This important legislation…
US Working On Offering COVID-19 Vaccines to Afghan Refugees: Psaki
The Biden administration is working on offering COVID-19 vaccines to Afghan refugees, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. Psaki also told reporters that refugees from Afghanistan arriving in the United States are being tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “They are being tested, and we…
Facts Matter (Aug 23): Worlds First DNA-Based Vaccine Given Emergency Authorization in India, No Trial Data
Earlier Monday, the Food and Drug Administration released a statement and officially approved the Pfizer vaccine—making it the first fully authorized vaccine in America. This means that very likely, more businesses will be mandating vaccination as a term of employment. Meanwhile, on Friday, India became the first country in the world to approve a different…
Deep Dive (Aug. 23): Evacuation Efforts in Afghanistan Continue Amid Looming Aug. 31 Deadline
Chaotic scenes are coming out of Kabul a week after the Taliban takeover. Desperation is rising on the ground as thousands try and flee the country. And a firefight broke out Monday morning when a sniper started shooting at Afghan security forces helping secure the base—killing one of them. Lt. Col. Tripp Adams, who was part…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 23)
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NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 23)
U.S. regulator grants full approval to the Pfizer vaccine. It’s the first to get such a clearance. But not everyone agrees with the decision. What are the concerns? Business growth slowing in July as supply chain problems persist and demand cools off. We talk to an American manufacturer. And two vital money-transfer firms have stopped all…
Biden Calls on Companies to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
President Joe Biden on Monday said companies should impose vaccination requirements. “Today I’m calling on more companies in the private sector to step up with vaccine requirements that will reach millions more people. If you’re a business leader, a nonprofit leader, a state or local leader, who has been waiting for full FDA approval to…
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