COVID-19

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3 Questions And The Emerging Answers About COVID-19 Vaccine Protection

11:52am January 18, 2021

by Richard Harris

First, can someone who has been vaccinated still spread the disease? Second, will the vaccine remain effective as the virus itself evolves? And third, how long will the vaccine's protection last?

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A medical worker inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.

India Kicks Off A Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

11:17am January 16, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

Cheers erupted in hospital wards across the country as a first group of nurses and sanitation workers rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated. India aims to inoculate 300 million by July.

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Paola Osman, a second year resident at the Hospital San Martin in La Plata, Argentina, just got vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia.

Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine

10:26pm January 15, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped.

Flyers can protect themselves at airports by staying away from crowds until it's time to board. A good idea is to find an empty gate area to wait in till a boarding call.

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Coronavirus FAQ: Do Airplane Passengers Not Know There's A Pandemic Going On?

6:46pm January 15, 2021

Our correspondent took a flight Sunday and saw a number of concerning things in airports and on planes. So many questions were raised. We went in search of answers.

People line up on Thursday for the first day of Clark County's pilot COVID-19 vaccination program at Cashman Center in Las Vegas.

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COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families

6:35pm January 15, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

Emergent BioSolutions is under contract with Operation Warp Speed to make COVID-19 vaccines, but the terms could allow employees and their families to get vaccinated ahead of schedule.

VIDEO: Face It! You're Bad At Judging Physical Distance. Here's How To Do It

4:56pm January 15, 2021

by Marc Silver

Keeping a physical distance from other humans is more critical than ever in the pandemic, with COVID-19 cases surging and more contagious variants spreading. Yet humans are not very good at it.

Medical personnel prone a COVID-19 patient last November at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles.

Pandemic Shortens U.S. Life Expectancy, Study Concludes

1:50pm January 15, 2021

by Rob Stein

The deaths caused by the pandemic appear to be shortening overall life expectancy in the U.S. by 1.13 years, which would be the largest single decline in at least 40 years.

Colleagues, family and friends attend the August funeral of Los Angeles police Officer Valentin Martinez, the agency's first sworn officer to die of complications from COVID-19.

As COVID-19 Ravages His Force, LAPD Chief Looks To Boost Confidence In Vaccine

6:16pm January 14, 2021

An informal survey found that 60% of Los Angeles police employees would get the vaccine when it's available to them. LAPD Chief Michel Moore describes how the department plans to increase that number.

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