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UK Doctors Seek Review of 12-Week Gap Between Vaccine Doses
Britain’s main doctors’ organization says it is concerned about the U.K.’s decision to give people a second dose of coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after the first, rather than the shorter gap recommended by manufacturers and the World Health Organization
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Vaccine Outreach Targets Minority Communities
As states and medical centers roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many are highlighting recipients from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds to build trust. This is in part due to vaccine hesitancy, especially in Black communities where a history of medical testing without consent and inadequate access to health care has built distrust. A recent study by the Kaiser Family...
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EXPLAINER: Should Vaccine Volunteers Now Get the Real Thing?
Health experts are debating what to tell study volunteers who got a placebo shot instead of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Pfizer to Supply US With Additional 100M Vaccine Doses by July 2021
The U.S. government is close to a deal with Pfizer to acquire tens of millions of additional vaccine doses in exchange for helping the pharmaceutical giant gain better access to manufacturing supplies
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Biden Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, Says ‘Nothing to Worry About'
President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe
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Watch: Biden Gets Pfizer Vaccine
President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Monday. “This is just the beginning,” he said. “I hope people listen to all the experts… talking about the need to wear masks.”
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Why Dippin' Dots Might Have a Place in the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
This is probably not what Dippin’ Dots had in mind when describing itself as the “Ice Cream of the Future.”
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General Sorry for ‘Miscommunication' Over Vaccine Shipments
The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States is apologizing for what he calls “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution
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US Angling to Secure More of Pfizer's Coronavirus Vaccine
U.S. officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer because it was still unclear how well the shots would work.
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How Do the mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Work?
Both the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines were developed using mRNA—short for messenger RNA— technology. Here is how they work.
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Canada Begins Rolling Out COVID-19 Vaccinations
Fourteen sites across the country will receive 30,000 doses this week.
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States Will Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Monday, US Says
U.S. officials say the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning
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Vaccine Rollout Begins in the US
The first vials of COVID-19 vaccine have been distributed to hospitals and other medical facilities across the country over the weekend. Vaccinations are scheduled to begin across the country this week.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Canada
The first deliveries of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Canada on Sunday night. Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday.
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CDC Releases Recommendations for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday posted recommendations for use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as it relates to the general public, pregnant women and immunocompromised individuals.
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FDA Approves Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
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FDA Approves Emergency Use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, setting off what will be the most comprehensive vaccination campaign in U.S. history.
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FDA Commissioner Urges People to Remain Vigilant as Vaccine Rolls Out
The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Stephen Hahn, on Saturday assured Americans that no corners were cut in the vaccine’s emergency use authorization. He also urged people to continue wearing masks while the vaccine rolls out over the next year.
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Final Preparations Underway Ahead of Vaccine Release
As COVID-19 deaths and new infections continue to break new records, the Food and Drug Administration is weighing an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s vaccine. An independent advisory panel recommended approval of the vaccine on Thursday, with the FDA decision expected to follow at any time.
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Panel Recommends Emergency FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine
An advisory committee met Thursday and voted in favor of endorsing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency authorization, saying that the benefits outweigh the risks.