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The CDC tracked 1,613 pregnant women who received a Covid-19 vaccine, 30% of whom were vaccinated in the second trimester with the rest in the third trimester.

A key CDC advisory group is meeting Thursday to debate and vote on exactly who should get booster shots of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine.

Dow futures rose more than 200 points after the 30-stock average and the S&P 500 broke four-session losing streaks.

Travel companies and attractions in the United States can legally require travelers to wear masks and show proof of vaccination to enter.

The Asian Development Bank lowered its growth forecast for the region to 3.1% for 2021, from its previous forecast of 4.4%.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a partnership between the United States and the European Union to further global Covid-19 vaccination efforts as wealthy nations pull far ahead in their inoculation rates.

The CDC’s vaccine advisory committee is now expected to vote Thursday afternoon on the FDA’s proposal.

The FDA still has not announced a decision on whether it will authorize Covid booster shots as a key CDC panel concludes its first day of a two-day meeting.

The seven-day average of U.S. Covid deaths has crossed 2,000 per day for the first time since March.

A Dallas-area couple says they were recently asked by a restaurant to either take off their face masks or leave the establishment.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that masks will be required inside temples to limit the spread of COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that an average of 60% of nursing home personnel in the U.S. are vaccinated against Covid, a rate officials say leaves the care facilities at higher risk for outbreaks among residents and staff. Vaccinating more employees is one of the most important steps nursing homes can take to keep residents safe,…

“Throughout this pandemic, even in the worst of times, we were not seeing this many younger people under 50 going into our hospitals,” Ohio Gov. DeWine said.

Vietnam’s shutdown of manufacturing due to Covid is “really bad timing,” said Zilingo CEO Ankiti Bose. “Holiday season shipments need to happen right away.”

The Fed is sticking with its near zero rate policy for now, yet borrowing costs may start to edge higher anyway.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehab hospital Wednesday after receiving successful treatment for Covid-19 and Parkinson’s disease. 

The news comes as a relief to many in the expatriate-majority desert sheikhdom of 10 million, of which at least 150,000 are British citizens.

Dow futures rose 200 points as investors await any hints Wednesday afternoon from the Fed about tapering its bond purchases.

Pfizer and BioNTech will provide an additional 500 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S. government to be donated to lower-income countries.

The U.K. last week announced that fully vaccinated individuals from a number of countries and territories won’t have to quarantine after arrival.