Governor Warns Of Holiday COVID Spread; No New Restrictions
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper advised residents to avoid traveling over the holidays, saying Tuesday that he would limit his Christmas gathering in Raleigh to immediate family members.
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BioNTech CEO Says 'Highly Likely' Vaccine Is Effective Against U.K. Virus Variant
"Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant," BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin said Tuesday.
Cooper Visits Duke Hospital To Observe COVID-19 Vaccinations
As coronavirus cases in North Carolina and across the country continue to climb ahead of the holidays, Gov.
Cooper Asks Feds For More Notice On Vaccine Allotment
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wants the federal government to provide more time for the state to plan where it wants doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine sent.
Millions More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Are On The Way, U.S. Officials Say
"Our war against the virus is not over yet, but this week we're taking a major step toward our eventual victory," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said.
'Hold Their Feet To the Fire': Getting A COVID-19 Vaccine To Hard-Hit Indian Country
A portion of the first coronavirus vaccines have been designated to go to Indian Country, but some tribes are skeptical about the federal government's ability to deliver and distribute the vaccines.
FDA Adviser: Vaccine To Be OK'd In Days, But 'Normal' May Not Return Until Next Fall
The Food and Drug Administration's authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine could come in a day or two, a member of an FDA expert panel says. But he says it may be late 2021 before normalcy returns.
'The Perfect Storm': How Vaccine Misinformation Spread To The Mainstream
False claims about COVID-19 vaccines are spreading widely on social media, researchers warn. They could undermine public health efforts to curb the pandemic.
U.K. Regulators Tell People With Severe Allergies Not To Get Vaccine
Two National Health Service workers with long histories of severe allergies received the Pfizer, BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Tuesday. Both are now recovering after bad reactions to the dose.
And Now For An Important Message: Convincing You To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine
Some Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the Ad Council's CEO about public health messaging and ways to reach vaccine skeptics.