coronavirus vaccines

John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn't as dangerous as health officials say it is. He's hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking.

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Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana

5:00am May 11, 2021

by Katheryn Houghton

In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.

A Georgia Tech employee receives a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination on the campus April 8. For a number of Americans, getting their shots is as easy as showing up to their workplace as some companies and institutions provide on-site vaccinations to their em

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For Some Americans, Getting A Vaccine Is As Easy As Showing Up To Work

8:26am April 18, 2021

by H.J. Mai

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order remove barriers to getting the shots.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, shown here in a hospital in Denver.

CDC, FDA To Review J&J Shot After 6 Blood Clot Cases Reported Out Of Nearly 7M Doses

10:05pm April 13, 2021

by Scott Neuman

In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. authorities said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine."

A coffin is buried at the Vila Formosa cemetery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, late last month. Brazil has been experiencing record numbers of coronavirus infections and COVID-19 deaths in recent weeks.

Brazil Tops 4,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths, Nears U.S. Peak

12:32pm April 07, 2021

by Scott Neuman

With less than two-thirds the population of the U.S., Brazil logged nearly 4,200 deaths on Tuesday amid reports that hospital ICUs are being overwhelmed by the surge in coronavirus cases.

As the U.S. races to vaccinate its population, the development of better COVID-19 vaccines has already begun.

Scientists Race To Develop Next Generation Of COVID Vaccines

4:42pm April 06, 2021

by Joe Palca

The three vaccines available in the U.S. are safe and effective, but not ideal. Now, work is underway to create more convenient and potent vaccines, including a tablet and nasal spray.

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Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long-Haulers

12:03pm March 31, 2021

by Will Stone

The possibility that vaccines meant to prevent the disease may also be a treatment for long COVID — when symptoms linger for months — has sparked optimism among patients and scientists.

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A technician waits to collect vials containing vaccine after they pass through a machine that checks for bottling and vaccine substance deficiencies.

The World's Largest Vaccine Maker Took A Multimillion Dollar Pandemic Gamble

5:23pm March 18, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

NPR tours the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. It's manufacturing nearly 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula and exporting them globally.

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Several European nations have suspended the administration of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following reports of blood clotting in some patients.

Sweden, Venezuela Are Latest Countries To Question AstraZeneca Vaccine

11:01am March 16, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Several other countries including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Ireland moved to suspend injections of the vaccine this week.

Vaccine prices by country and buying group.

Price Check: Nations Pay Wildly Different Prices For Vaccines

6:02pm February 19, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago gave an impassioned speech about the vaccine rollout, warning of hoarding and price gouging. Here's what we could find out about the cost of a dose.

Amanda Bordeaux, 36, gets her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine during a weekly mass vaccination clinic at the Rosebud hospital in South Dakota.

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Why Native Americans Are Getting COVID-19 Vaccines Faster

9:40am February 19, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe is vaccinating its community at rates faster than the rest of South Dakota. That mirrors a trend in Indian Country, which has been hard-hit by the coronavirus.

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