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Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines sit in a refrigerator at a mass vaccination site in June in Cranston, R.I. As demand for vaccines lags in the U.S., expiration dates loom. At the same time, lower-income countries are eager for more doses as infections

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Alabama Just Tossed 65,000 Vaccines. Turns Out It's Not Easy To Donate Unused Doses

12:10pm August 10, 2021

by Will Stone

Alabama is one of the states throwing away COVID-19 doses as they expire. But other nations desperately need vaccines — and public health experts would like to see vaccines used instead of wasted.

A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three.

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Coronavirus FAQs: Does Smoking Blunt The Vaccine? What About Painkillers?

5:17pm March 19, 2021

by Pranav Baskar

A reader wants to know about smoking's impact on the vaccine but didn't specify cigarettes, e-cigs ... or marijuana. So we'll discuss all three. Also: A refresher in painkiller/vaccine interaction.