For Moira Smith and her mother, July promised a glimmer of normalcy after months of isolation. The two flew from Alaska to Houston and visited family, celebrating the first birthday of their cousin’s granddaughter. Ms. Smith’s mother bought a patterned pink onesie to give as a gift, and they all snapped photos of the baby’s…
The 75-year-old man lay sprawled on the floor between the kitchen counter and the island, surrounded by a halo of pills. “What happened?” his wife asked as she hurried to his side, although she suspected she already knew. He wasn’t sure, he told her. One minute he was standing at the counter, getting ready to…
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Some manufacturers are falling behind. Novavax has had production problems. Johnson & Johnson, which initially planned for one billion doses this year, has made slightly more than 103 million, Mr. Krellenstein said, citing data from the scientific intelligence firm Airfinity. That is in part because its contract manufacturer, Emergent BioSolutions, ruined up to 15 million…
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is associated with an increased risk of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, a large new study from Israel confirms. But the side effect remains rare, and Covid-19 is more likely to cause myocarditis than the vaccine is, scientists reported on Wednesday. The research, which is based on the electronic…
As vaccine makers set their sights on boosters, new studies unveiled on Wednesday from Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer-BioNTech demonstrated that extra shots can dramatically raise antibodies against the coronavirus. The companies said they were submitting the new data to the Food and Drug Administration for evaluation, and Pfizer has formally asked the agency to…
The director of national intelligence delivered a report to President Biden on Tuesday on the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, according to U.S. officials, but the nation’s spy agencies have not yet concluded whether the disease was the result of an accidental leak from a lab or if it emerged naturally in a spillover from…
Pfizer and BioNTech said on Wednesday they were now applying to the Food and Drug Administration for supplemental approval of a coronavirus vaccine booster shot for those aged 16 and up, and will submit all their supporting data by the end of this week. The move came as the companies said that a third shot…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago said on Wednesday that all city employees will have to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15. The action by the city, the second-largest in the United States to impose such a requirement, came as coronavirus infections continue to spread rapidly across the country. The policy will apply to more than…
With some employers looking to bring staff back to work on-site, here’s how parents can ask for schedule accommodations.