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Trump Administration Plans a Rushed Effort to Encourage Americans to Be Vaccinated

Mon, 2020-12-14 09:41 — mike kraft

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration, scrambling to make up for lost time after a halting start, is rushing to roll out a $250 million public education campaign to encourage Americans to take the coronavirus vaccine, which will reach the first patients in the United States this week.

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After 110K virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears

Mon, 2020-12-14 09:31 — mike kraft

After 110K virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation’s nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now face a vexing problem: Skeptical residents and workers balking at getting the... AP NEWS

After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation’s nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now face a vexing problem: Skeptical residents and workers balking at getting the shots.

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Roundup: Top health official warns pandemic "could go on and on" if not enough people are vaccinated

Mon, 2020-12-14 09:21 — mike kraft

Top health official warns pandemic "could go on and on" if not enough people are vaccinated Dr. Francis Collins, director of the US National Institutes of Health, has warned that the pandemic could drag on if not enough people get vaccinated. By <a href="/profiles/jessie-yeung">Jessie Yeung</a>, Adam Renton, Emma Reynolds, Ed Upright, Melissa Macaya and <a href="/profiles/meg-wagner">Meg Wagner</a>, CNN CNN

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US readies for first Covid-19 vaccinations as country nears 300,000 deaths

Mon, 2020-12-14 09:12 — mike kraft

US readies for first Covid-19 vaccinations as country nears 300,000 deaths Eleven months after the earliest recorded case of coronavirus in the United States, medical workers are preparing to give the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, with deliveries set to arrive at administration sites from around 8 a.m. ET Monday. Susannah Cullinane, CNN CNN

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Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA

Sun, 2020-12-13 10:47 — mike kraft

Most Americans with allergies should be safe to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine: FDA Top U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulators said on Saturday that most Americans with allergies should be safe to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and Germany's Biotech SE. Michael Erman U.S.

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NIH director asks Americans to leave 'conspiracy theories' on vaccines behind and 'look at the facts'

Sun, 2020-12-13 10:36 — mike kraft

NIH director asks Americans to leave 'conspiracy theories' on vaccines behind and 'look at the facts' One of the nation's top health experts says "reasonable people" would look at the public data on vaccines and say, "I want this for my family." YahooNews

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Vaccine distribution begins in the U.S,trucks start rolling

Sun, 2020-12-13 10:23 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccine Shipments Start to Roll in the U.S. The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine left a facility in Michigan early Sunday, with UPS and FedEx teaming up to ship them to all 50 states for distribution. nytimes

The first of nearly three million doses of the first Covid-19 vaccine were packed in dry ice and put on trucks at a Pfizer plant in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Sunday morning, destined for hundreds of distribution centers in all 50 states, the most ambitious vaccination campaign in American history.

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Coronavirus Is Surging: Maps on each state's outbreak

Sat, 2020-12-12 11:35 — mike kraft

Coronavirus Is Surging: How Severe Is Your State's Outbreak? View NPR's maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off. NPR.org

More than 15 million people in the U.S. have had confirmed coronavirus infections and more than 280,000 have died of COVID-19. Tens of thousands of new cases are reported daily nationwide. In the graphics (attached) , explore the trends in your state.

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U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine

Sat, 2020-12-12 10:12 — mike kraft

U.S. government buys another 100 million doses of Moderna vaccine The expanded order would ensure continuous vaccine delivery through the end of June 2021, at a total cost of $3.2 billion, the Trump administration said. Sarah Owermohle POLITICO

The United States will buy 100 million additional shots of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine — doubling its initial order of the vaccine, which the FDA is expected to authorize later this month.

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