The Latest on COVID-19

Updated on January 31, 2022 at 1:45 p.m. PST

The FDA has given full approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dubbed Spikevax. According to Moderna, the FDA decision is based on "the totality of scientific evidence shared by the Company" in its submission package, including follow-up data from the phase 3 COVE study.
The Winter Olympics are scheduled to start this week, and according to Reuters, China has already detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel over the last 4 days. Authorities have imposed a "closed loop" bubble to isolate participants, staff, and media from the public.
Two Long Island, New York, nurses have been charged with faking COVID-19 vaccination cards and entering false information into the state's database, according to CNBC. The nurses reportedly forged vaccination cards and charged between $85 and $220 for the fake documents that they'd enter into New York's Immunization Information System database.

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