Vaccines

France's government on Sunday approved a new law that will ban the unvaccinated from all restaurants, sports arenas, and other venues as COVID cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant surge across the country.

Apple Inc will require retail and corporate employees to provide proof of a COVID-19 booster shot

Citigroup plans to meet a Friday vaccination deadline, despite the Supreme Court ruling blocking the Biden administration's enforcement of a COVID-19 mandate for businesses with 100 or more employees.

Business groups are celebrating the Supreme Court's decision to block a COVID-19 vaccine and testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees

"The health and safety of our guests and team members has been our ongoing focus during the pandemic," a Universal Orlando spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement. "Our team members share this commitment, with the majority telling us they already have been vaccinated."

Bill Gates, who donated $1.75 billion to COVID-19 vaccine development and fighting the pandemic, said this week that while the currently available vaccines prevent severe illness and death, they aren't durable enough and should be better at preventing infection.

Pfizer is confident it can deliver a vaccine that specifically targets omicron by March.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday shortened the interval between the primary series of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose to five months, as it looks to bolster protection against the fast-spreading omicron variant.

The CEO of Moderna says that a fourth coronavirus vaccine shot may soon be necessary due to declining efficacy of booster shots.

The Biden administration is facing backlash over the Food and Drug Administration’s process for recommending coronavirus boosters for children.

Jeff Ricchetti, the brother of Biden aide and White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, has been hired by Taiwan-based Medigen Vaccine Biologics to lobby on issues related to "COVID-19 vaccines accepted for foreign travelers to the United States."

The vaccine mandate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced for private employers earlier this month is not in effect in the city, with $1,000 fines looming for employers with unvaccinated workers.

Protesters angry over virus and vaccine rules occupied Guadeloupe's regional legislature because of stalled negotiations over their grievances about management of the French Caribbean island.