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Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected arguments that Biden, as the nation’s chief...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 971,469,075. Total Doses Administered = 673,465,377. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 269,835,963. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 230,283,056. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
Senators press Moderna CEO on COVID-19 vaccine price hike
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Moderna’s CEO on Wednesday defended a plan to more than quadruple the company’s COVID-19 vaccine price, but he also said the drugmaker will work to ensure patients continue paying nothing at drugstores or clinics. Stephane Bancel told...
Superbug fungus cases rose dramatically during pandemic
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study.The COVID-19 pandemic likely drove part of the increase, researchers at the Centers for Disease...
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.The legislation,...
Florida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades.The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school instruction on human...
New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China market
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Genetic material collected at a Chinese market near where the first human cases of COVID-19 were identified show raccoon dog DNA comingled with the virus, suggesting the pandemic may have originated from animals, not a lab, international...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 969,633,645. Total Doses Administered = 673,012,265. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 269,743,532. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 230,211,943. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approval
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid won another vote of confidence from U.S. health advisers Thursday, clearing the way for its full regulatory approval by the Food and Drug Administration.The medication has been used by millions of...
US pregnancy deaths dropped in 2022, after COVID spike
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022, dropping significantly from a six-decade high during the pandemic, new data suggests.More than 1,200 U.S. women died in 2021 during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to a...
Burning eyes, dead fish; red tide flares up on Florida coast
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Residents are complaining about burning eyes and breathing problems. Dead fish have washed up on beaches. A beachside festival has been canceled, even though it wasn’t scheduled for another month.Florida's southwest coast experienced a...
US agencies debunk Florida surgeon general’s vaccine claims
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. health agencies have sent a letter to Florida's surgeon general, warning him that his claims about COVID-19 risks are harmful to the public.The letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control...