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Some experts are wondering if the booster campaign is a bit of a missed opportunity to specifically target delta and its likely descendants.

Vaccine mandate would cause more confusion for trucking industry, according to logistics company JB Hunt.

Southwest and American Airlines, both based out of Texas, reportedly plan to continue requiring the vaccine for its employees despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s new ban on vaccine mandates this week.

Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy told Southwest Airlines to “eat it” as cancelations from the airline mounted this weekend, and critics speculated it was due to employees protesting the company's vaccine mandate.

Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) allege that the prominent union is punishing unvaccinated staffers and are publicly touting their rights on the issue, according to a new report.

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Kaiser Permanente has suspended more than 2,200 employees who have not yet gotten vaccinated, according to reports.

Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul sounded off on "Kudlow" Tuesday condemning NIAID director Dr.

Johnson & Johnson requested emergency approval of its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for individuals 18 years and older, the company announced Tuesday.

Southwest Airlines on Monday became the latest U.S. airline to require its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Democratic National Committee told employees they must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or find somewhere else to work if they don't have a legal exemption.

Johnson & Johnson is preparing to request authorization of its COVID-19 booster vaccine early this week, the New York Times reported, citing officials familiar with the matter.

With shared vehicles basically rolling petri dishes, epidemiologists say it would be “wise” to require drivers and passengers of taxis and other hailed rides to be vaccinated.

The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 and showing no signs of extending the deadline.

The Food and Drug Administration is leaning toward approving a half-dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot, according to a report.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, D, says he might need call up the National Guard to replace state workers he is laying off for being unvaccinated against COVID-19.

AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.

United Airlines said on Tuesday nearly 600 U.S.-based employees faced termination after failing to comply with the carrier's vaccination policy.

Pfizer-BioNTech submitted clinical trial data from a COVID-19 vaccine study among kids ages 5-11 to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the companies announced Tuesday. A request for emergency approval is anticipated to follow in the coming weeks.

Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.