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FDA Panel Votes Against Booster Shots For General Public

An FDA advisory panel met on Friday to discuss the issuance of a Covid-19 booster shot and recommended it for high-risk populations only. We have updated numbers for you as well.

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Will Vaccines Be Required For Students?

In this week’s coronavirus update, Los Angeles Unified School District is requiring all students 12 and up to receive the vaccine. We also have updated numbers nationally and worldwide.

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President Biden Announces Pandemic Action Plan

Today, President Biden held a press briefing to announce his Covid-19 action plan. Here is an overview of President Biden's six-fold plan and how these policies could affect you.

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Delta Forcing Schools to Close Once Again

In this week’s Coronavirus update, we take a look at what schools are currently doing to face the Delta variant, and what it could mean for this coming school year.

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Companies Imposing Vaccine Mandate Following Pfizer's FDA Approval

In this week’s Coronavirus update, we highlight the full approval of the Pfizer vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the impact is it already having in the workplace.

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Covid-19 Booster Shots Coming Your Way in September

In this week’s Coronavirus update, we highlight the announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the future availability of Covid-19 booster shots.

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FDA and CDC Approve Covid Booster Shots For Immunocompromised

In this week's coronavirus update, the FDA and the CDC approve the use of booster shots for the immunocompromised.

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America's Covid Cases Reach Highest Level Since February

The delta variant continues to spread in many parts of the country, resulting in a daily average akin to the level in January. Also, Moderna says a booster shot is necessary.

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Will Your City Require Proof of Vaccination for Indoor Dining?

Restaurants and businesses in major cities across the U.S. are requiring customers to provide proof of vaccination before entering. NYC went a step further. Here's what you need to know.

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CDC Updates Mask Guidelines As Delta Continues To Spread

In this week's coronavirus update, the CDC urges people to wear masks indoors once again due to the delta variant.

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Pharmaceutical Companies Race To Develop A Covid-19 Pill

In this week's coronavirus update, Pfizer, Merck &Co., and the Japanese company, Shionogi, race to develop an antiviral medicine that targets Covid-19.

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Pandemic of the Unvaccinated?

In this update, we discuss the spread of the delta variant and the return of mask mandates in certain areas of the country. We also have updated nationwide and worldwide infection numbers for you.

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Pfizer Announces Need For A Booster Shot

In this week's coronavirus update, Pfizer calls for booster shots and we discuss the update on the Delta variant. We also have updated nationwide infection numbers for you.

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Will Schools Require the Vaccine for the 2021/2022 School Year?

In this week's coronavirus update, we highlight the current stance on vaccine requirements for K-12 students, the death of vaccinated people, and the Delta variant.

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The COVID-19 Delta Variant Could Become Dominant in the U.S.

In this week's coronavirus update, we discuss the COVID-19 Delta Variant that is spreading throughout many countries in the world right now. We also have updated infection and vaccination numbers for you.

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Biden Unlikely to Reach July 4th Vaccination Goal

In this week's brief coronavirus update — with the 4th of July two weeks away — it's unlikely the US will reach the 70% vaccination rate President Biden set earlier this year. Instead, Biden is focusing on another metric. Here's the quick recap of the past

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Digital COVID-19 Certificate: What You Need To Know

The EU voted on June 9th to approve the Digital COVID Certificate. What is it? Read on to find out.

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CDC Changes Mask Guidance to Allow Mask-Free Outdoor Activities

The CDC announced [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/participate-in-activities.html] major changes to the U.S.’ mask policy today, rolling back mask recommendations for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Here’s the latest. When Can Unvaccinated People Go Maskless? Unvaccinated people don’t

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Small Business Owners Can Get a Tax Credit for Giving Employees Paid Time Off for Vaccination

As the U.S. nears 300 million vaccine doses administered, the Biden Administration is encouraging people to get inoculated as soon as possible. Yesterday, President Biden announced [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/21/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-call-on-all-employers-to-provide-paid-

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Expected to Last "Days to Weeks" Says Fauci

The U.S. vaccine rollout is now one of the most successful in the world, but it hit an unexpected hurdle yesterday: federal officials from the CDC and FDA have jointly recommended “pausing” use of the Johnson & Johnson [https://helloskip.com/blog/what-you-should-know-about-johnson-johnsons-

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Vaccinated? Here's Where You Can Travel

More than 90 countries are open to U.S. passport holders regardless of vaccination status, but many require a negative test or quarantine; the nations below have created special exemptions for vaccinated people.

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How to Find a Vaccine Appointment

Yesterday, President Biden announced that all adults will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by April 19th [https://helloskip.com/blog/daily-pandemic-updates/]. If you’re not already vaccinated or eligible for a vaccine, you will be eligible to get an appointment in just two weeks. People are

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CDC Issues New Guidelines for Vaccinated Americans

The CDC has released long-awaited guidelines [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_1615143393075https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html#anchor_16151433930] for fully-vaccinated Americans that loosen some of the restrictions that many have been living under

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Announcing our $500 Grants Program

Today, we're announcing our $500 grant program for small businesses and individuals. Since March 2020 we have helped nearly a quarter of a million small business and independent contractors navigate grants, loans, funding, and information. Since July 2020 we have been donating our YouTube revenue to give out

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Where Can Americans Travel Internationally Right Now?

As we all know, travel looks completely different right now than it did just a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  If you're thinking about travel right now, you might be worried that the world is closed to U.S. passport holders. But as the vaccine