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The state of the mandates — and what they mean for public health moving forward.

Responses to most diseases don't fall along partisan lines, but COVID-19 has been an exception. Anti-vaccine sentiments used to be bipartisan but now are held mostly by Republicans.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit...

Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed this week to fight a lawsuit launched by a group of Christian health care practitioners who argue that New York’s vaccine mandate for health care workers is unconstitutional because it lacks a religious exemption.

Millions of children are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that children get inoculated to prevent covid-19, which has killed an estimated 300 to 600 kids in the United States.

Millions of children are eligible for a coronavirus vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that children get inoculated to prevent covid-19, which has killed an estimated 300 to 600 kids in the United States.

Moderna said it has requested an "emergency use authorization" to vaccinate kids as young as 12. Latest COVID-19 news.

FDA extended the expiration date on tens of thousands of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses that otherwise would have expired June 23

Are they experimental? Can they alter DNA? Experts tackle lingering coronavirus vaccine fears. Allyson Chiu and Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post May 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Rose Granato receives her first dose of the vaccine at the WellMed-run community vaccination clinic at the Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographer When the coronavirus vaccines first started rolling out in December, LisaRose Blanchette had doubts. To her, it...

By ALLYSON CHIU AND LINDSEY BEVER | The Washington Post | Published: May 14, 2021 When the coronavirus vaccines first started rolling out in December, LisaRose Blanchette had doubts. To her, it felt like the shots, particularly the messenger RNA vaccines, had been "rushed through production," and she didnt trust that they would be safe or effective. "At the time, I was feeling very insecure about them," said Blanchette, 56, a teacher in Phoenix. But she started doing her own research and soon...