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| While Pfizer and BioNTech submitted data this week to the FDA on the safety and efficacy of their COVID-19 vaccine in younger children, kids may not be able to get the shots until November, reports say. |
| The Wall Street Journal, citing an unnamed source, said the companies would submit their application for emergency use authorization in the coming weeks even though they had targeted the end of September. Reuters also reported the companies had not started the official process. |
| It's Wednesday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know. |
| • | Vaccination rates among people who are pregnant have been low, despite evidence that vaccines can prevent the "severe risk of severe disease" posed to pregnant people from COVID-19. Only 18% of pregnant people have received a dose, according to CDC data. | | • | A North Carolina-based hospital system said this week that more than 175 of its workers have been fired for failing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. | | • | South Carolina cannot enforce a ban on school districts requiring masks in schools, a federal court Tuesday. | | • | California's Department of Public Health issued an order Tuesday requiring all workers in adult care facilities and in-home care workers to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30. | | • | Los Angeles might implement new vaccine mandates for indoor public locations including gyms and restaurants, The Los Angeles Times reported. The City Council will consider the plan on Wednesday. | | • | YouTube said it has new guidelines for cracking down on medical misinformation about vaccines being shared in videos on its platform. The company said the new rules were intended to cover misinformation about vaccines in general, not just COVID-19 vaccines. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 43.2 million COVID-19 cases and 693,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 232.9 million cases and more than 4.7 million deaths. About 64% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 55% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among U.S. adults, 77% have received at least one shot, and about 67% are fully vaccinated. |
| Tracking the pandemic: See the numbers in your area here. See where cases are rising here. See vaccination rates here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines. |
| – Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck |
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