COVID-19 vaccine

Nurse Modesta Littleman vaccinates patient Peter Sulewski in late January, on the first day of vaccinations at a clinic run by Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore.

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Vaccinating Homeless Patients Against COVID-19: 'All Bets Are Off'

12:44pm February 17, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that the supply of COVID-19 vaccines going directly to pharmacies will double to 2 million this week.

Biden Administration Says It Has Increased Vaccine Supply

4:39pm February 16, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

Officials announced a boost of about three million doses to the states and an additional one million to the federally run pharmacy program.

A man receives an injection during the Tuskegee Syphilis Study in the 1930s. A lingering mistrust of the medical system among many Black people is rooted in the infamous study.

In Tuskegee, Painful History Shadows Efforts To Vaccinate African Americans

4:26pm February 16, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

A lingering mistrust of the medical system among many Black people is rooted in the infamous 20th century U.S. study of syphilis that left Black men in Tuskegee, Ala., to suffer from the disease.

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Nurse Keith Grant got his second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on schedule from registered nurse Valerie Massaro in January at the Hartford Convention Center — 21 days after his first immunization.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Don't Miss 2nd Dose Because Of Scheduling Glitches

3:07pm February 16, 2021

by Allison Aubrey

After getting one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people are having trouble getting their second shot. Here's how to maximize the likelihood you'll get both doses, to be fully immunized.

A health worker inoculates 72-year-old Olga D'arc Pimentel with a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine. She lives on the banks of the Rio Negro near Manaus, Brazil. A small study in South Africa has raised concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine's

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You Think The U.S. Has Vaccine Issues? 130 Countries Haven't Even Started Vaccinating

11:20am February 14, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

For low- and middle-income countries, just obtaining doses has been a challenge. And now concerns are being raised about the effectiveness of the more affordable AstraZeneca option.

Patients at a community health center in Nashville wait for their vaccine appointment. The Biden administration has announced that federally-funded community health centers around the country will start getting direct shipments of the vaccine.

Biden Administration Recruits Community Clinics To Help Solve Vaccine Inequities

3:21pm February 11, 2021

by Blake Farmer

Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than whites. A new push to send vaccines to community health centers is intended to help quickly bridge that gap.

Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said the agency would likely hold advisory panel meetings to consider changes in COVID-19 vaccines made in response to coronavirus variants.

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FDA Aims To Be 'Nimble' On COVID-19 Vaccine Changes For Variants

12:00pm February 11, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

The Food and Drug Administration is working on a playbook for how it could greenlight vaccine tweaks. Studies in hundreds of people, rather than tens of thousands, seem likely.

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A nurse prepares syringes for a coronavirus vaccination drill in Kawasaki on Jan. 27.

Short On Special Syringes, Japan May Waste Millions Of Pfizer Vaccine Doses

11:36am February 11, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan had purchased doses to vaccinate 72 million people, but without the appropriate syringes, it will fall 12 million people short.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a session of the European Parliament on Wednesday in Brussels.

European Commission President Says Late Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine Slowed Rollout

2:24pm February 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

"We are still not where we want to be," Ursula von der Leyen told European Parliament lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.

A person receives a COVID-19 shot in Federal Way, Wash., at a vaccination clinic for the Pacific Islander Community Association of Washington held on Feb. 4.

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COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations

9:44am February 10, 2021

by Richard Harris

COVID-19 vaccines appear to work against the new coronavirus strains, though scientists are warily watching a variant first seen in South Africa. Vaccines may need updates to keep pace with the virus.

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