One of the hardest hurdles for the US medical community of late has been convincing famously independent Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The inoculation scheme has been going swimmingly for those who’ve opted to be vaccinated, with the Biden administration boasting several times that they’ve exceeded their already ambitious goals. But there has been some recent trouble with side effects that have pushed vaccine hesitancy to new highs, with 1 in 5 Americans suggesting that they have no interested in getting the jab at all. Now, there’s news that one of the main vaccinations in circulation could need a third dose within the next year or so. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said people will “likely” need a third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully vaccinated. His comments were made public Thursday but were taped April 1. Bourla said it’s possible people will need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus annually. “We need to see what would be the sequence, and for how often we need to do that, that remains to be seen,” he told CNBC’s Bertha Coombs during an event with CVS Health. “A likely scenario is that there will be likely a need for a third dose, somewhere between six and 12 months and then from there, there will be an annual revaccination, but all of that needs to be confirmed. And again, the variants will play a key role.” “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla said. This additional dose could be a deal breaker for those who are already uncomfortable with the idea of receiving such a hurried vaccine.

In America, owning a pet is a luxury that many of us truly enjoy partaking in.  It’s rewarding and delightful and whimsical at times, and, even in the inevitable heartbreak of the experience we learn a whole lot about ourselves.  We take theses stories with us everywhere that we go, and our animals often become a rather large part of our personal identity. That’s why lawmakers in New Hampshire are pushing to make killing a cat in a hit-and-run illegal.  New Hampshire was ahead of the pack when it passed a law nearly 40 years ago that requires drivers who injure or kill dogs to notify police or the animals’ owners, or else face a $1,000 fine. It is unclear why cats and other pets were left out, but the state Legislature is currently considering an expansion that would give cats and canines equal standing. “It’s a cataclysmic bill. To not pass this would be catastrophic,” Sen. Tom Sherman, D-Rye, said Tuesday, drawing chuckles from fellow members of a Senate committee. “It’s a categorical imperative: You have to report,” chimed in Sen. David Watters, D-Dover. There was a personal touch to the story as well. Republican Rep. Daryl Abbas sponsored the bill on behalf of his wife, who found their 5-year-old cat, Arrow, dead on the street near their Salem home in July 2019. The partially blind black and gray tabby had once again achieved his “daily goal” of escaping from the house and was hit by a car, Abbas said. “I remember telling my wife, ‘It’s an accident, we have to forgive the person,’ but I was more upset that the person didn’t stop,” he said. “Who doesn’t stop?” Abbas contacted an animal control officer, who told him there was no reporting requirement. When he expressed surprise, she suggested…