RALEIGH, N.C. — Interest in COVID-19 vaccines has surged in the week since North Carolina’s governor announced that his administration would boost the financial incentive from $25 to $100 for unvaccinated residents who come in for their first shot this month. While a number of factors are contributing to people’s […]
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Boris will be judged on the vaccine, not the decoration of his No 10 flat
I am nursing a sore arm and I’m delighted. It is the consequence of just having received my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus. It took only half an hour from arriving at the vaccine centre to walking out the door to gain this protection, and that […]
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The Hill’s 12:30 Report – Presented by Facebook – What happens when vaccine demand drops?
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EU needs to redouble vaccine production
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union’s problems with getting coronavirus vaccines have underscored the need for the bloc to redouble its vaccine production efforts. Speaking to Parliament on Thursday ahead of an EU summit to talk about the issue, Merkel acknowledged that the vaccination rollout in […]
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Germany funds vaccine assistance for Holocaust survivors
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has committed millions of dollars in extra funding to help ensure all Holocaust survivors are able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, an organization that handles claims on behalf of Jewish victims said Wednesday. By virtue of their ages alone, survivors of the Holocaust are at […]
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Registration opens for COVID-19 vaccine at Ford Field
Registration for the COVID-19 vaccine has opened at for clinic hosted at Ford Field. DETROIT — Registration for the COVID-19 vaccine has opened at for clinic hosted at Ford Field. The site will officially open on March 24. “The Ford Field community vaccination site is a testament to what we […]
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TCC includes school staff in vaccination efforts: Vaccine appointments available in Fairbanks, Healy | Alerts
Ten new deaths from the COVID-19 virus were reported over the weekend in Alaska, including two Fairbanksans — a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s — as well as a North Pole woman 70 years or older. Half of the newly reported deaths happened in the […]
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If You’ve Been Working from Home, Please Wait for Your Vaccine
To me, it’s simple. If you, like me, are not medically compromised and have been working from home over the past year while drawing your full salary, you have two options. You can sit patiently until some institution calls you to get vaccinated. Or, you can proactively organize with other […]
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New batch of Publix vaccine appointments opens at 6 a.m. How to increase your odds of getting a shot
The window for online registration to get a much-sought-after COVID-19 vaccine at Publix stores opens again at 6 a.m. Friday. There are 261 Publix locations in 20 counties offering the shots, but so far, only St. Johns and Flagler counties in Northeast Florida are included in that list. Appointments offered […]
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‘It just didn’t make sense to us’: Nurse, daughter of 85-year-old calls for more accessibility in KCHD vaccine sign-ups
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A nurse in Florida and her sister, got online to get their 85-year-old mother an appointment for a vaccine in Knox County in early January, they didn’t get a spot. Upset, and feeling like she failed, Susan Day Richards’ sister called her in tears. “She said […]
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The Latest: WHO EU chief: Nations clamoring for vaccine
GENEVA — The European chief for the World Health Organization says “the telephone line is very hot” in conversations with European Union officials and others clamoring for more coronavirus vaccines. © Provided by Associated Press FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, pre-kindergarten teacher Sarah McCarthy works with […]
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Californians trust and want a COVID-19 vaccine, poll says
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! As always, thank you for reading! CALIFORNIANS WANT THE VACCINE, POLL SAYS A majority, 71%, of Californians say that they will definitely or probably get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a survey released Thursday. The survey, from the California Health Care Foundation, […]
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Expert warns vaccine tweaks to protect against variants is ‘complex’
It is possible to protect against several strains of a virus with one vaccine. The current annual flu jab covers off four flu viruses and is updated reasonably efficiently once a year. The World Health Organization is considering drafting in its “sentinel” labs around the world, which research and suggest […]
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How an unheralded team developed a COVID-19 vaccine in record time
Barney Graham, Kizzmekia Corbett, Anthony Fauci, Jason McLellan, Derrick Rossi and Luigi Warren Jennifer Haller layered a blue denim shirt over a gray tank top that morning, knowing she would later need to bare one shoulder. Her husband, always on her case about skipping breakfast, scrambled some eggs. The night […]
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Here’s how Californians can sign up for vaccine notification
When are you eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine? California has launched a new system, My Turn, that tells you exactly that. At myturn.ca.gov, you can sign up now to find out if you are eligible. An appointment sign-up feature is currently limited to Los Angeles and San Diego counties, […]
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How many vaccine shots go to waste? Many states aren’t even counting
As reports emerge across the country of health facilities throwing out unused and spoiled COVID-19 vaccines, some state governments are failing to track the wastage as required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving officials coordinating immunization efforts blind to exactly how many of the precious, limited doses […]
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Amid access hurdles, grassroots efforts underway to get COVID-19 vaccine to at-risk people of color
Donis Hernández spent three hours Wednesday trying to register his 77-year-old father for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. The Las Vegas construction worker and his dad have been waiting for this moment. Hernández works at construction sites, where four of his co-workers have contracted COVID-19. He worries about his dad, who […]
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Genesis Adds Online Option to Register for COVID-19 Vaccine
Genesis HealthCare System is adding an online option to register for the COVID-19 vaccine due to the large volume of phone calls that are being received by the Genesis COVID-19 Line. For those who are eligible to make appointments now, which is people 75 years and older, go to genesishcs.org/vaccine […]
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Daytona Beach Shores woman, 92, desperate for COVID vaccine
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES – For Mary Tornabene, the daunting early morning walk across busy State Road A1A has become a daily routine, a ritual that started when Publix announced the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine this week at many of its pharmacies statewide. At age 92, Tornabene is well above […]