vaccinations

The federal vaccine mandate would have required workers at large private companies be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be regularly tested for the virus.

The Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s rule for OSHA, saying it did not have the power to require vaccination for millions of Americans.

President Joe Biden detailed Thursday his administration’s efforts to double its procurement of rapid COVID-19 tests and make high-quality masks available for free as coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide.

Less than 10% of fully vaccinated people in Massachusetts successfully downloaded their vaccine records from the state’s new system as of Wednesday. The My Vax Records tool was launched Monday.

At a U.S. Senate hearing on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said a pan-coronavirus vaccine could mean “we won’t be chasing after the next [Covid] variant.” Here’s why.

Richer countries have had earlier access to Covid-19 vaccines and many are already administering their third, or even forth, doses of the vaccine to their citizens.

Professor Eyal Leshem is an infectious disease expert at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, where fourth vaccine doses are being rolled out as Covid cases soar.

In his first TV interview since starting at Evercore ISI, Julian Emanuel told CNBC the index could hit 5,509 if the public emotionally embraces stocks.

Massachusetts has launched a digital vaccination card system, the Baker administration announced Monday. My Vax Records, as the tool is called, lets people see their vaccination history and pull up a card that’s similar to the paper CDC cards many have gotten.

Pfizer and Moderna are utilizing the same mRNA technology found in Covid-19 vaccines to try to develop a one-time universal flu cure.

Novak Djokovic is getting his day in court in a deportation case that has polarized opinions and elicited heartfelt support for the world No. 1 tennis player in his native Serbia

Over the past 28 days, the U.S. and the U.K. have recorded the highest number of new cases of Covid-19 in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.

The travel industry will be in flux for the foreseeable future as Covid requirements from governments evolve, said Todd Handcock of Collinson Group.

Covid vaccine booster shots have been authorized for kids ages 12 to 15 in the U.S. Here’s why health experts say the decision is a move in the right direction.

The WHO has set a target for countries to vaccinate 70% of their populations by mid-2022.

Deaths rates in Maine from COVID-19 are three times higher in the state’s less-vaccinated counties compared to counties that are heavily vaccinated, a newspaper reports. The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram analysis compared highly vaccinated coastal counties Cumberland, Lincoln and Sagadahoc with three counties that are not, Somerset, Piscataquis and Franklin counties. The widest difference was 2.23 COVID-19 deaths...

Reactionary political movements fostered vaccine inequity and “created the ideal conditions for the emergence of new variants,” WHO’s leader said.

The nation’s top infectious disease expert said in an interview on MSNBC that such a requirement should be “seriously” considered.

The number of coronavirus cases being reported in Massachusetts has been rocketing up every day, and it’s heading toward a major milestone: 1 million confirmed cases. The Department of Public Health has reported 980,055 COVID-19 cases in the commonwealth between the start of the pandemic and Friday, the most recent day data was available. The pace of new cases has…

Union Square Hospitality Group will soon require customers to show proof of having received a Covid booster shot in order to dine indoors or drink at its bars.