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Republicans ramp up challenges of Biden vaccine mandate

Updated November 4, 2021 at 8:40 p.m. EDT|Published November 4, 2021 at 9:24 a.m. EDT
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  • New York City’s mayor-elect Eric Adams says he plans to review the vaccine requirements now in place for municipal workers, which have been unpopular among some unions representing the city’s firefighters and police officials.
  • Novavax said Thursday that it has submitted its coronavirus vaccine candidate to the World Health Organization for emergency-use listing, potentially expanding the global supply of doses for countries that have struggled to immunize their populations.
  • British officials approved Merck’s experimental drug molnupiravir, marking the first authorization by a public health body for an oral antiviral treatment for covid-19 in adults.
  • Crowded airports and gatherings are back this season. Our interactive guide will help you navigate them as safely as possible.
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New York City’s mayor-elect Eric Adams says he plans to review the vaccine requirements now in place for municipal workers, which have been unpopular among some unions representing the city’s firefighters and police officials.
Novavax said Thursday that it has submitted its coronavirus vaccine candidate to the World Health Organization for emergency-use listing, potentially expanding the global supply of doses for countries that have struggled to immunize their populations.
British officials approved Merck’s experimental drug molnupiravir, marking the first authorization by a public health body for an oral antiviral treatment for covid-19 in adults.
Crowded airports and gatherings are back this season. Our interactive guide will help you navigate them as safely as possible.

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