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Mon. 10:27 a.m.: US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine this morning, a milestone that may help lift public confidence in the shots as the nation battles the most contagious coronavirus mutant yet. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the ...

Mon. 9:41 a.m.: WHO head calls for two-month vaccine booster moratorium

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization today called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and preventing the emergence of new coronavirus variants. WHO Director-General ...

Mon. 8:56 a.m.: School mask, vaccine mandates supported in US: AP-NORC poll

BOSTON (AP) — As COVID-19 cases surge around the country, a majority of Americans say they support mask mandates for students and teachers in K-12 schools, according to a new poll, but their views are sharply divided along political lines. About 6 in 10 Americans say students and teachers ...

State tops 3,000 cases for 6 of last 9 days

Data from the Ohio Department of Health shows the state recorded some 75 COVID-19 related deaths in the last week, while daily cases stayed above 3,000. The ODH reported 3,452 new cases Saturday, the 18th consecutive day of more than 1,000 cases and sixth over the last nine days with more than 3,000 reported. As of Friday, Ohio listed 20,689 deaths since the pandemic began in March 2020. In the last week, Mahoning County recorded two deaths, while Trumbull County added one. As of Saturday, 17,530 cases were reported in Trumbull County, with 1,303 hospitalizations and 494 deaths. ...