Hank's Furniture Illegally Fired Worker Over COVID Shot Refusal, Lawsuit Says
The company allegedly denied an employee's request to be exempt from its vaccine requirement based on her Christian beliefs. read more >
The company allegedly denied an employee's request to be exempt from its vaccine requirement based on her Christian beliefs. read more >
Today's vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though that was long ago supplanted by mutated versions as the virus rapidly evolves. read more >
The company, which has licensed a line of vaccine innovations from the University of Arkansas System’s Division of Agriculture, is building offices, a research lab and a manufacturing plant in north Springdale. Its mission is to provide vaccine technologies to protect poultry, swine, ruminants, fish and, perhaps soon, people. read more >
The move sets the stage for adults 60 and older to get vaccinated this fall — but first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must decide if every senior really needs RSV protection or only those considered at high risk from the respiratory syncytial virus. read more >
The drug maker plans to charge a list price of around $130 per dose for the vaccine in the U.S. read more >
One year after it began being enforced nationwide on Feb. 20, 2022, the vaccination requirement affecting an estimated 10 million health care workers is the last remaining major mandate from President Joe Biden's sweeping attempt to boost national vaccination rates. read more >
The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor's office, clinic or hospital. read more >
The FDA will ask its panel of outside vaccine experts to weigh in at a meeting Thursday. read more >
More than 70% of Arkansans who died from COVID-19 since February 2021 were not fully vaccinated. read more >
The project is funded by the Arkansas Department of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more >
The drugmakers said it led to a statistically significant improvement in survival. read more >
Geoffrey Curran is working with rural pharmacists to identify the methods that work best for addressing hesitancy in a pharmacy setting. read more >
Commercial pricing for adult doses could start early next year, depending on when the government phases out its program of buying and distributing the shots. read more >
There's one more step before parents can bring their kids in for the new shot: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends how vaccines are used, must sign off. read more >
Funds will be used for a new adjuvant manufacturing facility, vaccine development lab and management office in the region. read more >
Moderna's preliminary study results show people given the combination shot experienced a higher boost in omicron-fighting antibodies than if they just got a fourth dose of the original vaccine. read more >
A panel including Dr. Anthony Fauci recalled the Clinton era as a turning point in vaccine development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. read more >
The majority of the money would be spent on vaccines and treatments. read more >
The funds will help support vaccination efforts in the most vulnerable and medically underserved communities across the state. read more >
OSHA said it still strongly encourages workers to get vaccinated. read more >
