Vaccination

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a state of emergency for polio in a bid to boost immunization rates in the state amid more evidence the virus is spreading in communities. The poliovirus has now been detected in sewage samples…

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, a health care worker looks after a Covid 19 patient in the intensive care unit of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA new study has shown that the risk of rare blood…

Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine has been linked to an increased risk of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, confirms a major new study from Israel. But the side effect remains rare, and Covid-19 is more likely to cause…

A nurse in a blue coat and her husband, a nuclear and missile operations officer at the nearby air base who refused to give their names, wandered past Ms. Bautista's table with their 12-year-old son. Her daughter, 13, has cystic fibrosis…

Before vaccinating health care workers, Dr. Orlowski, hospitals will need data on booster vaccination side effects so they know how to stagger vaccinations among their staff without affecting their ability to care for patients. "You can't…

For every one million Americans immunized with a coronavirus vaccine, about 60 develop temporary heart problems, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA magazine.The complications were all short-lived, the researchers found. And…

To underscore regulatory concerns about unvaccinated workers, Colorado just introduced a new rule requiring unvaccinated nursing home workers to be tested for the virus with a rapid test every time they come to work. California now…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Mack-Lehigh Valley Operations Manufacturing Facility in Macungie, Pa., July 28, 2021.Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Joe Biden on Thursday called on state and local officials to…

Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesCalifornia will require government employees and some health care workers to provide evidence of Covid-19 or undergo mandatory weekly tests, senior state officials said Monday.According to a press…

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci warned on Sunday that the coronavirus pandemic in the US is now "going in the wrong direction" because too many Americans are still choosing not to vaccinate.When asked by CNN's State of the Union program about…