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Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it’s wrong for her employer to force hospital workers like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States would purchase 500 million douses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and donate them to other countries to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses are at risk of becoming expired and going to waste.

The Public Health Agency of Canada is authorizing “mixed vaccine schedules,” which means someone who received an AstraZeneca vaccine may get Pfizer or Moderna as their second dose.

Continuing its effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among Chicagoans, the city’s Department of Public Health has planned Memorial Day vaccination clinics at two city beaches.

The push to vaccinate more Chicagoans will continue on Memorial Day as the city plans to open up vaccination clinics at two beaches. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

More cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls.

Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12.

U.S. health officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks

President Joe Biden on Monday said that the United States will share an additional 20 million COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries by the end of June. In total, the U.S. will now share 80 million doses.

In an effort to educate the public on the current climate of the coronavirus pandemic, Kate McKinnon reprised her role as Dr. Anthony Fauci to deliver some convoluted CDC directives. Over the past couple of months, the CDC has released a number of guidelines pertaining to vaccinations and mask-wearing that many Americans interpret as confusing and futile.  McKinnon’s Fauci,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidance allowing fully vaccinated people to safely stop wearing masks and physical distancing in most places.

Federal health advisers have endorsed use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in kids as young as 12

Even before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the Pfizer vaccine’s emergency use authorization for 12- to 15-year-olds, appointments at some Chicago-area clinics had already been booked up. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the story.

The Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents age 12 to 15 Monday, paving the way for students to get vaccinated before school begins in the fall. Across the country, a number of colleges and health care institutions have started to mandate the vaccine, but will schools do the same? And are…

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine in kids ages 12 to 15, clearing the way for states to get middle school students vaccinated before the fall.

The FDA granted emergency use authorization for the COVID-19 vaccine in kids ages 12 to 15, clearing the way for states to get middle school students vaccinated before the fall.

Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters

The company said a 50-microgram dose of its vaccine on already-vaccinated individuals generated a promising immune response against COVID-19 variants found in South Africa and Brazil.