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Is it a crime to forge a vaccine card? And what’s the penalty for using a fake?
Christopher Robertson, Boston University and Wesley Oliver, Duquesne University Schools, businesses, the military and local governments are requiring proof of vaccination. Yet, unlike the European

What does full FDA approval of a vaccine do if it’s already authorized for emergency use?
Jennifer Girotto, University of Connecticut Thirty percent of unvaccinated American adults say they’re waiting for the COVID-19 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use to be

US health authorities authorize COVID-19 booster shots for immunocompromised
Amid the fast spread of the Delta variant, the COVID-19 booster shots have been authorized by the United States officials, which was backed by information

Study founds Moderna to be more effective than Pfizer against COVID-19’s delta variant
Mayo Clinic’s new preprint study showed that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is notably less effective as compared to Moderna vaccine in terms of fighting the

Big tech has a vaccine misinformation problem – here’s what a social media expert recommends
Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University With less than half the United States population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and as the delta variant sweeps the nation,

U.S. on first steps towards requiring COVID vaccine for foreign visitors, official says
A White House official said that the administration under President Joe Biden is doing the initial actions towards mandating almost all foreign tourists to the

Florida under fire for banning Fauci-supported mask mandate
Public health officials on Sunday slammed Florida’s ban on mask mandate as the state recorded a record high in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta

What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching COVID-19 after vaccination
Sanjay Mishra, PhD, Vanderbilt University If you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, maybe you figured you no longer need to worry about contracting the coronavirus.

Here’s why the CDC recommends wearing masks indoors even if you’ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Peter Chin-Hong, University of California, San Francisco Vaccinated people need to mask up again, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On