NEW YORK (WABC) – Experts say this holiday weekend could be the busiest for air travel since the pandemic began. More than 1.58 million people passed through TSA checkpoints on Friday. That’s …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Cornell University Requires Students to Get Vaccinated for Fall Classes
NEW YORK (WABC) – Cornell University joins the growing list of schools that require students to be vaccinated. The Ivy League school made the announcement as it plans to teach classes in …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Booster Shots May Be Needed Until Infections Clear, Study Suggests
NEW YORK (WABC) – Like flu vaccines, which are adjusted each year to fight viruses as they change and mutate, COVID-19 vaccines may need similar alterations until infection rates decline, suggests a …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: US Could Be On Cusp Of Another Coronavirus Rise, Experts Say
NEW YORK (WABC) – Optimism is spreading in the US as COVID-19 deaths plummet and states ease restrictions and open vaccines to younger adults. But across Europe, fear is emerging with another …
Read More »Here’s why California may not extend vaccine eligibility for another month
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – There is growing evidence from state health officials that California will not move to the next level of eligibility for the COVID vaccine for at least a month. …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Scientists Concerned About New York’s ‘Escape Variation’
NEW YORK (WABC) – Health officials are warning of the spread of a variant of COVID-19 in New York, saying current vaccines may be less effective against the new strain as more …
Read More »California Vaccine Eligibility Expands March 15, But MyTurn Site Won’t Let You Sign Up
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) – As of Monday, March 15, vaccine eligibility is vastly expanded in California to include an additional 4.4 million people. This is because this next phase of COVID-19 vaccine …
Read More »COVID Vaccine Updates: Moderna Starts Testing Booster Shots Against Variants
NEW YORK (WABC) – Moderna is now testing its potential COVID-19 vaccine boosters for protection against emerging variants. The pharmaceutical company says that 60 people who have already received the Moderna vaccine …
Read More »COVID NY Update: NYC Restaurants Outside NYC May Increase to 75% Capacity on March 19
NEW YORK (WABC) – Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York restaurants outside of New York City will be able to increase their capacity to 75% on March 19, the same day …
Read More »COVID update: Eyewear wearers are less likely to contract coronavirus, study finds
NEW YORK (WABC) – Wearing glasses can give you an extra layer of protection against COVID. A new study from India found that people who wear glasses are three times less likely …
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