California Gov. Gavin Newsom has recently announced plans to develop an electronic system that helps Californians show proof they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The new program will not serve as a…
G-7 leaders on Thursday have pledged to share one billion coronavirus vaccines internationally. According to a report by The Associated Press, the move was announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson before…
California officials are the latest to put up a vaccine lottery to encourage residents to get inoculated with the coronavirus vaccine, providing a massive $1.5 million singular cash prize draw to the…
The San Francisco Health Plan partnered with the San Francisco Health Network to provide residents with a multilingual call center that would assist in finding vaccination schedules using many forms of communication.…
Ohio seemed to have hit the jackpot on its vaccination efforts after its Gov. Mike DeWine posted a $5 million lottery to urge people to get their shot. On Monday, Ohio health…
San Francisco infectious disease experts said some areas of the Bay Area have achieved herd immunity from the COVID-19 virus despite the lack of fully vaccinated residents in the country. University of…
Debbie-Ann Shirley, University of Virginia The Food and Drug Administration expanded emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents 12 to 15 years of age on May 10, 2021.…
William Petri, University of Virginia When COVID-19 first began spreading, public health and medical experts began talking about the need for the U.S. to reach herd immunity to stop the coronavirus from…
Kristine Bowman, Michigan State University With the first COVID-19 vaccine now authorized for adolescents, ages 12 and up, a big question looms: Will students be required to get the vaccine before returning…
The Food and Drug Administration authorizes the expanded use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 15. “Today’s action allows for a younger population to be protected from COVID-19, bringing…