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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.”

A New Jersey Starbucks employee tested positive for hepatitis A this week

OSHA has suspended the implementation and enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with 100 employees or more after it was ordered to do so last week by a federal court

Pfizer has submitted an application to the FDA seeking emergency use authorization of its new antiviral pill for treating COVID-19

The government on Friday directed nursing homes to open their doors wide to visitors, easing many remaining pandemic restrictions while urging residents, families and facility staff to keep their guard up against outbreaks.

A second group of New York health care workers has asked the Supreme Court to halt the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing it is unconstitutional because religious exemptions are not allowed

Florida state lawmakers are considering withdrawing from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration's oversight due to opposition to the agency's COVID-19 mandate for workers

Ten states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden's administration's mandate requiring more than 17 million health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose their jobs

The CEO of Pfizer said people who spread misinformation about the coronavirus vaccines are “criminals.”