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California governor criticized again for not wearing a mask

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing new criticism for shedding his face mask in public, rekindling a politically sensitive issue that has shadowed the Democratic governor since he was caught without a face covering at a 2020 party that defied his own pandemic safety ...

US gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, a shot that's already been given to tens of millions of Americans since its emergency authorization over a year ago. The action by the Food and Drug Administration means the agency has ...

Clinics in Moscow now offering Sputnik M vaccines to 12-17s

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital on Monday has started offering a domestically developed coronavirus vaccine to children in the 12-17 age group amid the country's biggest infection surge yet due to the spread of the highly contagious omicron variant. Omicron is less likely to cause severe ...

US Rep. Colin Allred has COVID-19 after congressional trip

DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 Sunday after returning to his home in Dallas from an overseas trip with a congressional delegation. Allred had been traveling with 10 other members of Congress in Europe on a trip that included a meeting ...

Spotify to add advisories to podcasts discussing COVID-19

NEW YORK (AP) — Following protests of Spotify kicked off by Neil Young over the spread of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, the music streaming service said that it will add content advisories before podcasts discussing the virus. In a post Sunday, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek laid out ...

Virginia AG: State colleges can’t mandate COVID-19 vaccines

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State colleges and universities in Virginia cannot require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, under a legal opinion issued Friday by Virginia's new Republican attorney general. Attorney General Jason Miyares found that because the state legislature has not ...