Tag: COVID-19
Alabama: Vaccine mandate will lead state employees to quit
Alabama argued in a lawsuit challenging the federal vaccine requirements that many university and state agency employees would leave their jobs if...
Kay Ivey adds pandemic healthcare spending to second special session agenda
Earlier this month, Governor Kay Ivey called for a second special session of the Alabama Legislature to take up redistricting legislation, and...
White House, Dems hurriedly reworking $2 trillion Joe Biden plan
The White House and Democrats are hurriedly reworking key aspects of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion domestic policy plan, trimming the social services and climate...
FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
U.S. regulators on Wednesday signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and...
White House details plan to vaccinate 28 million children age 5-11
Children ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy, and potentially...
Border residents rejoice as U.S. says it will lift travel ban
Beleaguered business owners and families separated by COVID-19 restrictions rejoiced Wednesday after the U.S. said it will reopen its land borders to...
Next on FDA’s agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines
With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who...
Alabama schools struggle to get food for lunches, breakfasts
Alabama schools are continuing to face food shortages, education officials say.
Disruptions in the workforce needed to serve and...
Merck asks U.S. FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use...
Job creation for September falls far short of expectations
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the monthly jobs report Friday, showing the economy created far fewer jobs in the month of...
