FDA: J&J Contaminated COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Must Be Discarded
Plant responsible for contamination has been closed for two months; the FDA has not yet decided whether it can reopen
CDC Calls Emergency Meeting on Heart Inflammation Link to COVID-19 Vaccines
Agency has identified 226 reports so far that may meet its 'working case definition' of myocarditis and pericarditis
Expiration Dates on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Extended
FDA added six weeks based on data from the company's ongoing studies on the vaccine's stability
MIS-C Incidence 316 Persons Per 1 Million SARS-CoV-2 Infections
Incidence was higher in Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Asian or Pacific Islander persons versus Whites
COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Down in Seniors After Vaccine Introduction
Lower rate ratios for COVID-19 cases, ED visits, hospital admission, and deaths comparing oldest age group with younger adults
Neurological, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Common in COVID-19
Symptoms with the highest prevalence included anosmia, weakness, fatigue, dysgeusia, myalgia, and depression
Houston Methodist Suspends Nearly 200 Workers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccines
Nearly 25,000 workers met Monday's deadline to be fully immunized, but 178 failed to do so and were suspended
U.S. to Send 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Countries Desperate for Shots
First 200 million doses will be sent out this year, with 300 million more shared in the first half of next year
$5.1 Billion Effort to Eradicate Polio Announced
There were 1,226 cases of polio worldwide in 2020, compared with 138 in 2018
United Nations: Urgent Global Action Needed to End AIDS
Assembly's 193 member nations commit to efforts such as reducing annual new HIV infections, annual AIDS-related deaths
