COVID-19 vaccine

Biden to speed release of coronavirus vaccines

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a new direction to speed release of coronavirus vaccines when he assumes office Jan. 20.

Pfizer study suggests vaccine fights variant

By Associated Press

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.

U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for the first time

By Associated Press

The U.S. has topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier.

Florida company accused of steering vaccines to rich donors

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Florida has launched an investigation into an upscale nursing home whose executives are accused of steering coronavirus vaccines to wealthy donors and members of a country club, along with its residents and employees.

EU agency approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Aleksandar Furtula, Mike Corder, Associated Press

The European Union's medicines agency gave the green light Wednesday to Moderna Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that gives the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent.

Fauci says U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Fauci said vaccinations already have begun speeding up. And with the holidays over, he expects that pace to pick up to a million or more daily.

Seniors in Florida camp overnight for vaccine

By Associated Press

Hundreds of senior citizens determined to get vaccinated against the coronavirus camped out overnight in frigid temperatures to secure spots in Tuesday morning’s line in Daytona Beach.

FDA dismisses idea of stretching doses by delaying booster shot

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more people a first shot — international differences that are adding to public confusion.

Pace of vaccine rollout in California ‘not good enough,’ governor says

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that's "not good enough," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Vaccination campaign picks up speed around the world

By Danica Kirka, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Britain has begun dispensing the second vaccine in its arsenal. But authorities in France and elsewhere in Europe are coming under fire for slow rollouts and delays.