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Armenia's parliament approved a law Friday that would allow employers to fire workers who refuse to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test result

Amtrak’s president told Congress on Thursday that some train service would likely need to be scaled back temporarily due to around 5% of its workforce remaining unvaccinated.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer reportedly told business owners that she sees COVID-19 vaccine mandates as “a problem" for both businesses and her government.

A Canadian drugmaker said its plant-based COVID-19 vaccine showed strong protection against the virus and will soon seek authorization at home and elsewhere.

New York City business owners weigh in on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate.

Anti-woke job board RedBalloon has expanded its offerings and launched RedBalloon Marketplace just in time for holiday shopping

The Food and Drug Administration is laying the groundwork for the rapid review of Omicron-targeted vaccines and drugs if they turn out to be needed, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Food and Drug Administration could authorize Covid-19 boosters from Pfizer Inc. PFE -2.96% and BioNTech SE BNTX 4.17% for use in 16- and 17-year olds as soon as next week as concerns rise over a new, possibly more transmissible variant, according to a person familiar with the planning.

Enforcement began Monday in Los Angeles for one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country, a sweeping measure that requires proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to theaters and gyms to nail and hair salons.

As COVID-19's new omicron variant has begun to emerge overseas, vaccine makers Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have outlined their respective strategies to tackle the new strain.

Moderna has announced its strategy for addressing the new Omicron variant of COVID-19

Albert Bourla said that unvaccinated people who take a coronavirus treatment pill are making a “very big mistake.”