Comirnaty: Pfizer-BioNTech explains COVID-19 vaccine name’s meaning

According to Pfizer-BioNTech, “Comirnaty” is the brand name of its COVID-19 vaccine: a mash-up of COVID-19, mRNA, community and immunity.

NYC teachers, staff required to get COVID vaccine with no opt-out option

All New York City public school teachers and other staffers will have to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, officials said Monday.

NJ to require COVID vaccine or regular tests for all school employees

New Jersey will require all preschool through grade 12 teachers, staff and personnel for preschool through grade 12 to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Oct. 18

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine gets full FDA approval

President Joe Biden called on Americans waiting for full FDA approval to get their COVID-19 vaccine after Monday’s FDA announcement of the Pfizer shot.

Pentagon to make COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for military

The Pentagon says it will require military service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval.

COVID-19 booster shots: WHO head calls for global 2-month moratorium

WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a two-month delay on administering COVID-19 booster shots as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality.

'I feel good': 82-year-old Glendale man receives COVID-19 booster shot

In the ever-changing landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, some are getting their vaccine booster shot and others are waiting for a more thorough review.

Mother honors son's only birthday wish and gets COVID-19 vaccine

A Houston woman, who now lives in Minnesota, says our report of a mother's dying wish to have her children get the COVID-19 vaccine, encouraged her to take the advice of family members and get the shot.

Trump targets Biden over Afghanistan but gets booed briefly on vaccines at Alabama rally

"I believe totally in your freedoms, I do, you gotta do what you gotta do, but I recommend take the vaccines. I did it. It's good," Trump said, eliciting brief boos from his supporters.

Arizona Attorney General: Businesses can require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19

Arizona's Attorney General said, in a legal opinion released on Aug. 20, that private businesses across the state can impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on employees, with exceptions.

Only the fully vaccinated can enter indoor San Francisco venues

The mandate that went into effect on midnight makes San Francisco the only city in the country to allow fully vaccinated people inside restaurants, bars, clubs, gyms, and venues.

Vaccine-wary Floridians line up for monoclonal antibody treatment after testing positive for virus

One woman said she didn't trust the COVID-19 vaccine and didn't get it. Then she was exposed to COVID at work and is now undergoing monoclonal antibody therapy, a treatment approved by the FDA under an emergency use authorization – just like the vaccine she didn't want.