vaccine

A new state policy will require all state employees and all workers at hospitals and health care facilities to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination and those who are unable or refuse to do so will have to be tested at least once a week. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 26, 2021.

The sign on a window at a Huntington Beach restaurant might require a double-take. Instead of a masks-must-be-worn sign that became commonplace around California in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the sign taped to the window at Basilico’s Pasta e Vino reads, “PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED.”

An Orange County restaurant illustrates the backlash to coronavirus vaccines. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Monday July 26, 2021.

Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, whose city is developing a policy that will require all municipal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, is calling on all other cities and the county to follow suit.

The number of NFL players who are in the COVID-19 vaccination process has reached 80%, with nine teams having 90% or more of their players in that category

December 2020 marked one year since Wuhan, China, reported the world’s first cases of COVID-19. Now, life in the city is largely back to normal.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said people should “ignore other voices that are giving demonstrably bad advice” and get vaccinated.

Two weeks after celebrating America’s near “independence” from the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is confronting the worrying reality of rising cases and deaths

Emergency approval for COVID-19 vaccines in children under 12 could come in early to midwinter, a Food and Drug Administration official said Thursday, a move that could bring relief to many parents who have been unable to vaccinate their children. The agency hopes to then move quickly to full approval of the vaccine for this age group. One sticking point…

The Dodgers will conduct a mobile coronavirus vaccination clinic during the team’s three-game series against Arizona.

Pfizer and BioNTech say a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine could extend protection against the virus.

Delta variant cases of COVID-19 are rising in LA County, particularly in Black communities where individuals are more hesitant to get vaccinated. The rise of the variant globally is causing concern for Tokyo Olympics organizers. Patrick Healy reports for NBC4 on July 7, 2021.

The New York Times’ Apoorva Mandavilli joined NBCLX to discuss how well current vaccines hold up against new variants of the coronavirus.

As the effort to vaccinate as many people as possible gets more detailed and specific, that effort is now getting a boost from a mobile van and a Bay Area social media giant.

Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

During a coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said it will take ‘a few extra weeks’ for the Biden administration to meet the 70 percent goal for adults aged 18 to 26.

Israel had said the vaccines ‘will expire soon’ without specifying the date.

Seven Southern Californians are among the winners. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday June 15, 2021.

Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it’s wrong for her employer to force hospital workers like her to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or lose their jobs

President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the United States would purchase 500 million douses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and donate them to other countries to help combat the spread of the coronavirus.