Dec 14 U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 300,000 as vaccinations begin By Adam Geller, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The number of dead tallied by Johns Hopkins University rivals the population of St. Louis or Pittsburgh. It is more than five times the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: HHS holds kickoff event for COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press Officials said health care workers along with nursing home residents will be first in line for vaccination, with others to follow in the coming weeks and months. Continue reading
Dec 14 CDC says people with history of severe allergic reactions can get COVID-19 vaccine By Casey Ross, STAT The CDC said people who have had severe reactions to prior vaccines or injectable drugs can still get the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Continue reading
Dec 14 U.S. health workers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country — a day of hope amid grief as the nation’s death roll nears 300,000. Continue reading
Dec 14 Trump says he’s nixing plan for early COVID-19 vaccine at White House By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to vaccinate top government officials against COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 13 Here’s how much COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped in the U.S. By Candice Choi, Associated Press COVID-19 vaccines have begun shipping in the U.S. after getting emergency authorization, setting off the nation’s biggest ever vaccination push. But with limited supplies, how will the vaccine be allocated?… Continue reading
Dec 12 US says COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday By Lauran Neergaard, Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Continue reading
Dec 11 U.S. greenlights first COVID-19 vaccine, launching a nationwide vaccination campaign By Lauren Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming days after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of what promises to be a strongly protective vaccine from Pfizer Inc. and its… Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 5:01 COVID-19 vaccines are being developed with unprecedented speed amid some setbacks With the U.S. about to approve emergency use for Pfizer's vaccine, there have been some setbacks with others now being tested. Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said on Friday the launch of their vaccine will be delayed, and AstraZeneca announced confusing results… Continue watching
Dec 11 Reports: White House threatens Hahn’s job over vaccine approval By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the end of Friday or face possible dismissal. Continue reading