The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

Omicron boosters could be here by fall

As viruses morph and adapt, there's a greater call for targeted vaccines and boosters

Salon · Jul 6, 2022

Judge strikes down paused LAUSD student vaccine mandate

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday struck down L.A. Unified's student COVID-19 vaccine mandate, ruling that the school district exceeded its authority and that the power to require children to be vaccinated to attend school lies with the state.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2022

COVID-19 boosters 'a matter of urgency' says Prime Minister as infections rise to highest level since February

Australia is expected to follow other parts of the world in expanding eligibility for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to the wider population, with the Prime Minister saying the pandemic "isn't over" while encouraging eligible Australians to get their booster shots.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022

After the long wait, US parents seeking under-5s’ vaccine face yet more hurdles

Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completely

The Guardian - US · Jul 6, 2022

Nadhim Zahawi, from fleeing Iraq as a child to Chancellor, via YouGov, vaccine roll-out and education

Represents Shakespeare's constituency and has spoken of how poet Philip Larkin helped him improve his English as a teenager

Wales Online · Jul 6, 2022

Pfizer vaccines that target Omicron variant pass first step to approval in Australia

The TGA’s ‘provisional determination’ for two vaccines comes as BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants drive new wave of Covid cases

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022

World Zoonosis Day | Indian Immunologicals launches nationwide anti-rabies vaccine drive

World Zoonosis Day is observed annually on July 6 to commemorate the first immunisation against a zoonotic illness

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2022

COVID outbreak at Melbourne aged care home

A Melbourne aged care facility is managing another COVID-19 outbreak, after 45 residents died from the virus in 2020.

AAP · Jul 6, 2022

Ministry signs contract to buy long-acting antibody drug

The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday signed a procurement agreement with AstraZeneca for 257,500 doses of the long-acting antibody drug Evusheld, which boosts Covid-19 immunity in patients with low immunity levels.

Bangkok Post · Jul 6, 2022

Canada to throw out 13.6m AstraZeneca Covid vaccine doses amid lack of demand

Government pledged to donate millions of doses to other countries but they were ‘not accepted’ despite fresh rise in coronavirus cases around the world

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2022