COVID-19 vaccine

Some 500 Coronavirus Vaccine Doses Intentionally Destroyed, Hospital Says

10:09pm December 30, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Officials at the Wisconsin medical center first suspected a now-former employee inadvertently left the Moderna drugs out of cold storage. But an investigation concludes they were deliberately removed.

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Gov. Cooper Warns Of Scams Related To COVID-19 Vaccines

6:00am December 29, 2020

by April Laissle

Governor Roy Cooper is warning North Carolinians not to fall for scams related to COVID-19 vaccines.

Arlene Ramirez receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York. Health care workers across the country have started receiving COVID-19 vaccines, but doctors and nurses at some hos

As Hospitals Roll Out COVID-19 Vaccines, Health Care Workers Describe Chaos And Anger

2:00pm December 28, 2020

by Gabrielle Emanuel

Problems included a glitch with a sign-up app and some staff jumping to the front of the line ahead of medical workers with more exposure to the coronavirus.

Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, reads with his wife and three boys in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 11, 1955. The boys were among the first vaccinated during testing. The family was photographed the night before an announcement the vacci

From Polio To The COVID Vaccine, Dr. Peter Salk Sees Great Progress

8:38am December 27, 2020

by Greg Myre

At age 9, Dr. Salk was one of the first to get the polio vaccine in the 1950s that was invented by his father. Salk, now 76, says he's hugely impressed by the rapid development of the COVID vaccine.

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Pope Francis arrives to deliver his Christmas Day message, Urbi et Orbi, in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.

In Christmas Message, Pope Francis Urges Coronavirus 'Vaccines For All'

4:24pm December 25, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

"Vaccines for all, especially for the most vulnerable and needy of all regions of the planet," Pope Francis said at the Vatican on a subdued Christmas Day.

A Hasidic man and medical workers cross paths near the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., in November. When public health messaging comes from community leaders, it's much more likely to be adopted, research on diverse groups finds.

'Trusted Messengers, Trusted Messages': How To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

5:00am December 24, 2020

by Fran Kritz

As the first COVID-19 vaccines begin to be rolled out across the U.S., community leaders in diverse groups already are working hard to dispel misinformation and reach skeptics with truth.

The Vatican said Monday that it is "morally acceptable" to use COVID-19 vaccines, even if they used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process." Pope Francis, who approved the statement, is seen here in January.

Vatican OKs Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines, Even If Research Involved Fetal Tissue

7:34pm December 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The Vatican said it's permitted to get COVID-19 vaccines due to the "grave danger" of the pandemic, even if scientists used "cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."

U.S. Army General Gustave Perna told reporters Saturday that some 7.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines are ready for distribution next week.

Warp Speed Official: 7.9 Million Doses Of Vaccine Ready For Distribution Next Week

5:16pm December 19, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

The top military official with the federal vaccine effort spoke less than 24 hours after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine became the second to receive an emergency use authorization from the FDA.

Federal regulators have granted an emergency use authorization to the vaccine developed by Moderna, whose Cambridge, Mass., headquarters are seen here.

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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Becomes 2nd To Earn FDA Authorization

8:26pm December 18, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The Food and Drug Administration greenlights the biotech firm's vaccine for emergency use in the U.S. The move bolsters a vast inoculation effort that's already underway.

Medical residents and fellows protest the university's vaccine allocation process outside Stanford Hospital on Friday morning in Palo Alto, Calif.

Stanford Apologizes After Vaccine Allocation Leaves Out Nearly All Medical Residents

8:16pm December 18, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Residents waged a protest on Friday, demanding to know why senior faculty were getting the vaccine before front-line workers who see COVID-19 patients. Stanford has agreed the plan was flawed.