COVID-19 vaccine

WHO chief lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

By Associated Press

The WHO chief said it’s “not right” that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries.

With the highest cases in the country, CA has one of the lowest inoculation rates

By PBS NewsHour

California has one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, as the state struggles to contain the virus, which has been raging to new highs since the holidays. LA Times reporter Soumya Karlamangla joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss…

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Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press

U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has confirmed it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion vaccine doses per year.

Amid last minute changes and funding shortfalls, Biden adviser predicts a slow start to the ‘100 million vaccines in 100 days’ goal

By Nicholas Florko, STAT

When it comes to Biden’s goal to get 100 million vaccines into arms in 100 days, it could be a slow start, advisers tell STAT.

Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million

By Associated Press

While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher.

5 reasons to wear a mask even after you’re vaccinated

By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News

Health experts say the best hope for ending the pandemic isn’t to choose between masks, physical distancing and vaccines, but to combine them.

WATCH: Biden outlines national COVID-19 vaccination plans

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Getting 100 million shots into Americans' arms in his first 100 days is only the beginning of his coronavirus plan, President-elect Joe Biden declared Friday.

Biden taps former FDA head David Kessler to lead COVID-19 vaccine effort

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Dr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.

Expanded vaccine rollout in U.S. spawns a new set of problems

By Janie Har, Jennifer Peltz, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press

The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.

WATCH: Biden unveils sweeping coronavirus health and economic recovery plan

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

A coronavirus action plan being unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden centers on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.