Coronavirus

WHO leader calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots to make doses available in low-income countries

In this file photo dated Tuesday, July 14, 2020, Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, attends the Bastille Day military parade, in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)

California sees significant increase in COVID vaccinations as employers issue mandates

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is administered at a mobile clinic to residents in an East Los Angeles neighborhood. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

China seals off city, punishes leaders amid worst coronavirus outbreak since start of pandemic

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against COVID-19 walk across a pedestrian bridge during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Fresno County summer youth camp suspended after more than 15 people test positive for coronavirus

Select senior centers, programs to reopen at L.A. County parks in first phase of reopening after COVID-19 shutdown

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Board of Supervisors will consider requiring L.A. County employees to show proof of vaccination

A sign displays the types of COVID-19 vaccination doses available at a Walgreens mobile bus clinic on June 25, 2021 in Los Angeles. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Over 600 U.S. universities plan to impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate

In this July 27, 2021 file photo, social distancing as well as face covering is recommended at the COVID-19 vaccination site in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on the Jackson State University campus in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Tennessee won’t incentivize COVID-19 shots, but pays farmers to vaccinate cows

In this March 25, 2016, file photo, cows eat graze in a field at the Townsend Visitor Center in Townsend, Tenn. Despite having some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Tennessee isn't planning to offer any incentives for people to get the shot. But it's a different story when it comes to cattle, where the state has reimbursed farmers nearly half a million dollars over the past two years to vaccinate their herds against respiratory and other diseases. (Mark A Large/The Daily Times via AP, File)

More major companies to require COVID vaccination for U.S. workers

In this Feb. 2, 2021 file photo, Tyson Foods team members receive COVID-19 vaccines from health officials at the Wilkesboro, N.C. facility. Tyson Foods will require all of its U.S. employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming one of the first major employer of frontline workers to so amid a resurgence of the virus. Tyson, one of the world’s largest food companies, announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, that members of leadership team must be vaccinated by Sept. 24 and the rest of its office workers by Oct. 1. (Melissa Melvin/AP Images for Tyson Foods File)

Kaiser Permanente requires all employees, physicians to get COVID-19 vaccine

Nurse Helen Cordova, right, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press )

Los Angeles Public Library resumes pre-pandemic hours of operations

The Los Angeles Public Library in downtown L.A. on June 15, 2017. (Credit: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

1 month off target, U.S. hits 70% vaccination rate

A city-operated mobile pharmacy advertises the COVID-19 vaccine in a Brooklyn neighborhood on July 30, 2021. in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Lindsey Graham becomes 1st senator with ‘breakthrough’ case of COVID, says symptoms would be ‘far worse’ without vaccine

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks about the United States-Mexico border during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

American Airlines, Spirit Airlines cancel hundreds of flights as U.S. sets another pandemic high for air travel

Travelers are lining up at O'Hare airport in Chicago, Friday, July 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated with mandates

A proof of vaccination sign is posted at a bar in San Francisco on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Until now, many employers had taken a passive approach to their unvaccinated workers, relying outreach and incentives. But that has been shifting, with vaccine mandates gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)