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Navy Ship Stranded After 25% of Fully Vaccinated Crew Test Positive for COVID-19

A U.S. navy ship has been sidelined after 25 percent of its fully vaccinated crew tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the leadership to say that the vaccine “continues to demonstrate its effectiveness against serious illness.”...

A CSULB student receives a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine during a City of Long Beach Public Health Covid-19 mobile vaccination clinic at the California State University Long Beach (CSULB) campus on August 11, 2021 in Long Beach, California. Students, staff, and faculty at the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) system schools will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to attend in-person classes.

New Study: Pfizer Vaccine 42% Effective Against COVID-19, Rise in Delta Variant

A new preprint study published on Aug. 8, 2021 in medRxiv examined the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines in the Mayo Clinic Health System spanning Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, from...

As of April 26, 44% of New Yorkers have received at least one Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine dose, and 31% are fully vaccinated. Pictured is Eugenio Brito, Vice President of Bodegas of America, receiving a Pfizer vaccination shot on April 23 at an event to announce five new walk-in pop-up vaccination sites for New York City Bodega, grocery store and supermarket workers.

COVID Cases and Hospitalizations up in Some States Despite High Vaccination Rates

Over 40 percent of Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while more than 28 percent have been fully vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. While...

General exterior view of the head office of Janssen pharmaceutical company on April 15, 2021 in Leiden, Netherlands. A study is currently underway in the United States, where the Janssen vaccine has been used for some time, into reports of unusual blood clots, in combination with a reduced number of platelets.

North Carolina, Colorado, Georgia Sites Halt J&J COVID-19 Vaccine After Adverse Reactions

A vaccination site in North Carolina has paused administering the Johnson & Johnson adenovirus vector vaccine for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after 18 incidents of adverse reactions were reported. The site, located in Wake County, has...

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 06: Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks to members of the press about the rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in Michigan and the vaccine availability before receiving a dose of the Pfizer Covid vaccine at Ford Field on April 6, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. As the US reaches a milestone in vaccinations, a surge of new Covid-19 cases has swept through the US with Michigan seeing the highest numbers of new cases.

Michigan Health System Overwhelmed by Rising COVID-19 Cases

The health system in Michigan is facing increased pressure due to a recent surge in coronavirus infections in the state. According to data compiled by John Hopkins University, the number of daily infections is fast...

Kansas Woman Dies After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

A 68-year-old mother of five has died after being inoculated by the COVID-19 vaccine. The woman, Jeanie M Evans from Effingham, Kansas, had an allergic reaction called anaphylaxis during the waiting period after receiving the...