August 24, 2021 Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19, CDC says Unvaccinated individuals are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control.
August 24, 2021 Oregon governor announces statewide outdoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is imposing a statewide outdoor mask mandate regardless of vaccination status.
August 24, 2021 Fauci calls on unvaccinated Americans to expedite pandemic end Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s leading infectious disease expert, during a White House briefing Tuesday appealed to eligible unvaccinated Americans to roll up their sleeves, receive shots and accelerate the timeline to the pandemic’s end.
August 24, 2021 Texas town shuts down after seeing spike in COVID cases An entire town in Texas was forced to shut down after half of the residents tested positive for COVID-19.
August 24, 2021 Bills' Cole Beasley enters COVID protocol after contact with vaccinated trainer who tested positive: report Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley was sent home from the team’s training facility on Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a trainer who tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, reports say.
August 24, 2021 Missouri AG files class action lawsuit against schools enforcing mask mandates on children Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit against school districts that have instituted “arbitrary and capricious” mask mandates.
August 24, 2021 When could Moderna, J&J COVID-19 vaccines win full FDA approval? The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, now marketed as Comirnaty, was granted full FDA approval on Monday, but when could vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Moderna win full approval?
August 24, 2021 Fauci on vaccine mandates: 'I respect people's freedom, but' this is a public health crisis Dr. Anthony Fauci said he respects Americans' freedoms, but the current public health crisis has convinced him "enough is enough" in a conversation with CNN about public and private vaccine mandates.
August 24, 2021 Pfizer CEO says COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant likely to emerge Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said the company believes a COVID-19 vaccine-resistant variant will likely one day emerge, though the company has a system in place to turn around a variant-specific jab within some three months.
August 24, 2021 First responders tell 'Fox & Friends' vaccine mandates could make staff shortages worse First responders in Maine voiced concern Tuesday that a COVID-19 vaccine mandate could lead to further staffing shortages.
