COLUMBUS (AP) — A Republican-backed bill that would prohibit Ohio employers from requiring workers to receive vaccinations was scheduled for additional testimony from supporters and opponents today. The measure before the GOP-controlled House Health Committee has attracted multiple ...
LONDON (AP) — McDonald's says it has pulled milkshakes from the menu in all 1,250 of its British restaurants because of supply problems stemming from a shortage of truck drivers. The fast-food chain says it is also experiencing shortages of bottled drinks. "Like most retailers, we are ...
The Ohio Department of Health reported 2,194 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the state total to 1,180,986 since the pandemic began. Mahoning County added 33 new cases for a total of 23,674 with 1,128 hospitalizations and 617 deaths. Trumbull County reported 34 new cases. There have been a total of 17,564 cases, 1,304 hospitalizations and 494 deaths. Columbiana County reported 30 new cases for a total of 9,791. Hospitalizations are up to 531 and deaths sit at 236. The statewide vaccine rate is now 51.22 percent for people of all ages, increasing to 59.87 percent for those ...
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 ...
COLUMBUS (AP) — The vaccinations that U.S. schoolchildren are required to get to hold terrible diseases like polio, measles, tetanus and whooping cough in check are way behind schedule this year, threatening further complications to a school year already marred by COVID-19. The lag was ...
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 ...
