The Latest on COVID-19

Updated on October 13, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. PDT

The Labor Department took another step toward implementing President Biden’s vaccine mandate that requires all private sector workers be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested regularly. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent the text of the proposed standard to the White House for approval, according to Reuters.
Scientists at the FDA say that Moderna hadn’t completely met the agency’s criteria to support booster doses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine, possibly because its efficacy after two doses has remained strong, Reuters reported.
As COVID-19 cases decline in the U.S., the CDC released a new report predicting that new deaths from COVID-19 will decline in the coming weeks. The CDC maintains that new deaths aren’t likely to exceed 13,100 by Nov. 6.

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