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Man’s Entire Family Dies of COVID in the Same Week After Refusing to Get Vaccinated

By Anabelle Doliner A Cardiff, Wales resident, whose mother, father, and brother died of COVID-19 within one week of each other, is now urging the public to get vaccinated against the virus. The instance, tragically, is far from isolated, as COVID-19 patients and their families are increasingly expressing their regret over not getting vaccinated—meanwhile, experts warn … [Read more...] about Man’s Entire Family Dies of COVID in the Same Week After Refusing to Get Vaccinated

Pentagon will seek to mandate Covid vaccine for 1.4 million troops

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wants to make the vaccines mandatory by Sept. 15 or “immediately upon” FDA approval, “whichever comes first.” By LARA SELIGMAN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will seek to make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory for all of its 1.4 million service members by mid-September, a date that could be accelerated if needed, according to a new memo … [Read more...] about Pentagon will seek to mandate Covid vaccine for 1.4 million troops

Covid Can Make Kids Very Sick. Why Aren’t More Being Vaccinated?

Children have to get vaccinated for less urgent threats—and it works. So why not with Covid? By Riley Griffin and Suzi Ring One afternoon in May, Michael Joseph Smith, a pediatric infectious disease specialist, strides in baseball-patterned socks through a Duke University facility in Durham, N.C., to welcome Cameron O’Hara, a 14-year-old vaccine trial … [Read more...] about Covid Can Make Kids Very Sick. Why Aren’t More Being Vaccinated?