Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, pharmacy and potentially even their school, the White House said.

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Southwest Airlines will let unvaccinated employees keep working past early December instead of putting them on unpaid leave if they apply for an exemption.

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Federal regulators are expected to authorize the mixing and matching of COVID-19 booster shots this week in an effort to provide flexibility.

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A panel of U.S. health advisers endorsed booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine Friday, saying they should be offered at least two months after immunization.

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U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus.

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A Texas man will have to appear in Baltimore to answer a charge of threatening a Maryland doctor who has been a prominent advocate for COVID-19 vaccines, federal prosecutors said.

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A Montgomery County Public Schools administrator who sued over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate received a religious exemption this week, rendering his federal lawsuit moot, the school system contends in a new court filing. The employee’s suit, filed last month in ...

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Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add a new weapon to the world's arsenal against the pandemic.

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Pfizer asked the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11, potentially helping combat an alarming rise in serious infections in youngsters.

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Maryland could be on the cusp of yet another fall and winter COVID surge, local health experts fear.

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