The Latest on COVID-19

Updated on April 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. PDT

A new, not yet peer-reviewed study conducted in Israel has found that the Pfizer vaccine might not offer sufficient protection against the South African variants of the coronavirus. These variants are known as B.1.1.7 and B.1.351. Researchers said they saw signs that these variants could “break through” vaccination protection.
A record-breaking 4.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in one day, according to data published on Saturday by the CDC.
Despite increasing vaccinations, COVID-19 cases are surging in Michigan. The state is seeing over 7,000 new cases per day, far higher than the roughly 1,500 daily cases seen in February, according to the New York Times.

Pfizer, BioNTech Seek Emergency FDA Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine for 12- to 15-Year-Olds

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech asked the Food and Drug Administration on April 9 to expand the emergency approval of their COVID-19 vaccine to include its use in adolescents ages...

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