Moderna gets contract to produce 200M COVID-19 vaccines for DOD

U.S. Defense officials awarded Moderna a $3.3 billion contract to produce 200 million COVID-19 by next spring as the country works to increase vaccinations and determine if boosters are needed.

Daily COVID-19 deaths in US hit lowest point since early pandemic

The U.S. is reaching a pair of encouraging milestones as the COVID-19 pandemic’s grip on the nation continues to loosen. COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the outbreak's early days in March 2020.

Child Tax Credit 2021: Here's who will receive monthly payments

Starting July 15, monthly child tax credit payments will begin going out to millions of American families. Here’s what you need to know.

Biden shares plan to ship remaining 55M COVID-19 vaccines globally

President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end of July.

Bills WR Cole Beasley would rather retire than follow NFL COVID-19 rules

Buffalo Bills receiver Cole Beasley does not plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and insists he will not follow rules jointly adopted by the NFL and NFLPA requiring unvaccinated players to stay clear of people.

All kids should be screened for potential heart-related issues, AAP says

All kids should be screened for conditions that can lead to cardiac arrest or death, even if they don’t play sports, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says.

100 Club of Arizona donates heart monitors, defibrillators to DPS
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The 100 Club of Arizona is making a donation to the Arizona Department of Public Safety's rescue helicopters that could save the lives of law enforcement while on duty. FOX 10's Desiree Fluellen has the details.

US extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders through July 21

The U.S. extended restrictions with Canada and Mexico land borders on non-essential travel through July 21 amid the ongoing effort to limit COVID-19.

Tokyo Olympics to allow up to 10,000 local fans in venues

Toyko Olympics organizers have set a limit of 50% of capacity up to a maximum of 10,000 fans for all Olympic venues.

Father’s Day celebrations kick off ‘summer of freedom’ from virus

President Biden wants to celebrate Independence Day as a “summer of freedom” from the virus, but many may already feel a return to normalcy this Father’s Day.

Sperm count not affected by COVID-19 vaccine, study finds

A new study suggests that the Pfizer/BionNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines do not decrease or harm male fertility.

Medical experts sound concerns over those who opted not to get 2nd COVID-19 vaccine dose

According to data from the CDC, millions of people who received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have opted not to get the second dose. Dr. Sunenshine with the Maricopa County Health Department says it is important that people get their second shot.

Nasal spray could potentially treat COVID-19, NIH says

The director for the National Institutes of Health announced on June 15, that significant progress has been made on an experimental nasal spray that may hopefully be used to treat COVID-19.

Americans lost 5.5 million collective years of life to COVID-19, Pew says

A recent report from the Pew Research Center found that COVID-19 accounted for more lost years of life among Americans than all accidental deaths combined in 2020.

Biden announces 300 million COVID-19 shots given in 150 days

The White House says President Joe Biden will announce 300 million COVID-19 shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office on Jan. 20.

Many Americans resuming pre-pandemic activities, poll shows

Many Americans are resuming their pre-pandemic activities, like going to bars and restaurants, traveling and attending events, an AP-NORC poll shows.

Palestinians call off 1M dose COVID-19 vaccine exchange with Israel

The Palestinian Authority called off an agreement whereby Israel would transfer 1M doses of vaccines to it in exchange for the same later this year.

Delta variant expected to become dominant US strain, CDC says

The delta variant first detected in India will likely become the dominant U.S. strain, the CDC director said — who stressed vaccination to stay protected.