Dr. Vivek Murthy, the U.S. surgeon general, said President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates are legal and effective. “These kinds of requirements actually work to improve our vaccination rates,” he said.
The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed closer to 225 million on Monday, with the U.S. leading by cases and deaths, and the U.S. surgeon general said President Joe Biden’s newly announced vaccine requirements are legal and effective.
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See now: Biden on prospect of legal challenges to his vaccine mandate from Republican governors: ‘Have at it’ In the U.K., children aged 12 to 15 will be allowed vaccines, after the country’s four chief medical officers agreed to that decision, the Guardian reported. A first shot will be offered immediately with a second one likely in the spring school term or later.
Phase 3 results are expected to be available early in the fourth quarter, and the company believes that initial approval for VLA2001 could be granted in late 2021, it said. It said it will increase its efforts with other potential customers to ensure that its inactivated vaccine can be used in the fight against the pandemic.
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