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News that the Biden administration is planning to push for Americans to get the updated COVID vaccines this fall caused several vaccine manufacturers' stock prices to rise Monday.

The Washington Department of Health says three people have died after becoming infected with listeria bacteria found in milkshakes at a Tacoma restaurant.

Saint Joseph Health's Dr. Bob Lahita raises awareness around Candida auris fungal infections being extremely resistant to treatment and difficult to identify solely on symptoms.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a multinational outbreak of fungal meningitis that has already killed four people.

Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will introduce the STOP Act to strip taxpayer funds from groups like EcoHealth Alliance that have grants suspended or revoked.

Poland has called on Pfizer to come to more favorable terms in negotiations to lower the total amount of COVID-19 doses it is sending.

The U.S. government is spending more than $5 billion to increase the speed of development of new COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, according to officials.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked President Biden's mandate on Thursday that about 3.5 million federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The company continues to see pressure on sales from staffing shortages at hospitals, which have limited growth in procedures using J&J products, while inflation has boosted expenses.

A partnership with rival Merck & Co. to help make the shots, forged at the urging of the U.S. government, hasn’t lived up to expectations. The companies are now engaged in arbitration.

More than 7,000 nurses at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore are on strike Monday after union reps walked from the table despite Gov. Kathy Hochul's call to settle.

The White House says it was not in any way involved in China's approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 pill to treat an anticipated wave of infections.

According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the Johnson & Johnson's and Merck's vaccines for Ebola created lasting antibodies.

Vaccine-maker Moderna has partnered with the biopharmaceutical company Merck to create an effective treatment for skin cancer

Rapper and actor Ice Cube confirmed he lost a $9 million movie deal with Sony Productions because he refused producers' requests to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Several religious employees of a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company, who claim they were fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine have filed a lawsuit, led by Alex Jones' attorney.

The largest meat producer in the U.S., Tyson Foods, ended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees on Oct. 31, the company said on Monday.

A listeria outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese kills one and leaves over a dozen sick in six different states. The bacteria was found at two NetCost Markets in NY and is very dangerous.

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna's shares fell on Thursday following the release of the company's third-quarter earnings, which showed a decline in revenue.

GSK reported strong third-quarter earnings and raised its forecast for 2022. However worries about Zantac litigation kept investors on edge.