COVID shots for pregnant women urged, 31% fully vaccinated

Protecting yourself and your baby is why the CDC is urging pregnant women at any stage in the process to get vaccinated against COVID-19. While the delta variant continues to drive an increase in COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin, the vaccination focus is shifting to pregnant women.

Study: Pfizer vaccine 90% effective against hospitalization at 6 months

A new study shows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine remains 90% effective against hospitalizations, even with the delta variant. But the study also suggests that the vaccine’s protection against COVID-19 infection wanes over five months to 47%.

Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins receives COVID-19 vaccine

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received his COVID-19 vaccine and will be eligible to play in all games.

Autopsies relocated as medical examiner goes unvaccinated

An upstate New York county is being forced to send human bodies to a hospital 50 miles away for autopsies because its prominent medical examiner has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to county officials.

Dr. Fauci defends California school vaccine mandate: Not a 'novel' requirement

Dr. Anthony Fauci has praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mandate for all students to get a COVID-19 vaccine, arguing that this is not a "novel" approach for schools.

HIPAA does not apply to revealing COVID-19 vaccine status at work, HHS says

The HHS and OCR released guidance on Thursday which further clarified and confirmed that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule does not apply to employers or employment records.

Bill would require US airline passengers to have COVID-19 vaccine or prove negative test

The bill, proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, would require all domestic airline passengers to be fully vaccinated, submit a negative test, or show proof of full recovery from a COVID-19 infection.

More minorities getting COVID-19 vaccine, White House says

New data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows more Black and Latino Americans are getting the COVID-19 vaccine compared to earlier this year.

Nearly 200M US adults have at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose, White House says

Members of the White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team said on Tuesday that nearly 200 million U.S. adults are on track to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children likely won't be available until November

It is possible that, depending on how quickly the FDA offers approval, the shots could become available earlier in November, according to one official.

Pfizer submits data to FDA on COVID-19 vaccine in kids ages 5 to 11

Pfizer-BioNTech has submitted data to the FDA from the Phase 2/3 trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11.

Wisconsin DHS COVID Pfizer booster recommendations

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is announcing its recommendations for who should get a third Pfizer COVID shot.