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    Coronavirus Updates
    A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine last week at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Setting up community vaccination centers will be a key to getting the vaccine to millions, an adviser to President Biden says.
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    Biden Adviser Sees Local Answers To Boosting Mask Use, Speeding Up Vaccinations

    Jan 20, 2021
    For two of the biggest obstacles to curbing the pandemic, it won't just be federal officials who will lead the way, says Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of President Biden's COVID-19 advisory board.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Carlos Reyes, a certified nursing assistant in Massachusetts, says the nursing homes where he works told him he could not get vaccinated because he is a contract worker. He has since tested positive for the coronavirus.
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    Some Health Care Workers Say They Are 'Forgotten' In COVID-19 Vaccination Plans

    Jan 05, 2021
    Clinicians in private practice, those who work for staffing agencies and others who are not directly employed by hospitals or long-term care facilities say they have been overlooked in the rollout.
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    Goats and Soda
    Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi is director of Johns Hopkins University's International Vaccine Access Center for Nigeria.
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    Is Mass Vaccination The Best Strategy For All Countries? A Doctor's Surprising View

    Dec 14, 2020
    Dr. Chizoba Barbara Wonodi of Johns Hopkins University explains why a strategy to vaccinate everyone may not be the best approach to fighting the virus in lower-income countries such as Nigeria.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Sandra Lindsay (left) a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester on Monday in New York.
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    'Healing Is Coming': U.S. Starts Vaccinating People Against COVID-19

    Dec 14, 2020
    "I feel like healing is coming," New York critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after receiving her shot. "I hope this marks the beginning to the end of a very painful time in our history."
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A National Health Service pharmacy technician at the Royal Free Hospital in London simulates the preparation of the Pfizer vaccine Friday for support staff training ahead of this week's rollout.
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    1st Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Be Administered This Week In The U.K.

    Dec 06, 2020
    The U.K. was the first Western country to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. In the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration could vote to approve the vaccine as early as Thursday.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    This photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial receiving an injection in May.
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    Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine

    Dec 04, 2020
    Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    As governments around the world prepare to approve the first coronavirus vaccines, social media companies are cracking down on hoaxes and conspiracy theories.
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    Facebook Bans Debunked Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines

    Dec 03, 2020
    The new ban is an expansion of the social network's rules against misinformation that could lead to imminent physical harm. It comes as governments prepare to roll out the first vaccinations.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A woman wears a mask as she walks by Pfizer's world headquarters in New York last month.
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    EU Could Approve Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In December

    Dec 01, 2020
    If approved, the vaccine could be distributed before the end of the year, BioNTech says.
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    Forum: Race For The COVID-19 Vaccine

    Nov 20, 2020
    Watch an expert panel discussion on the effort to develop and deploy safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 on Friday, Nov. 20, to be live-streamed here at 12 p.m. ET
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    Shots - Health News
    Pfizer said a clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine found it to be more than 90% effective.
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    Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective

    Nov 09, 2020
    Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is the first to have data showing that it exceeded the minimum effectiveness threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.
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    Shots - Health News
    A heavily redacted supply contract between the federal government and vaccine developer Moderna, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., was released Friday.
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    A Federal Coronavirus Vaccine Contract Released At Last, But Redactions Obscure Terms

    Oct 24, 2020
    Most of the federal contracts with companies involved in the crash program to make COVID-19 vaccines haven't been made public. The lack of disclosure raises questions about accountability.
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    Shots - Health News
    A panel of advisers to the Food And Drug Administration has raised questions about some aspects of the agency's approach to reviewing COVID-19 vaccines.
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    Will FDA Heed Its Outside Experts' Advice On COVID-19 Vaccines?

    Oct 23, 2020
    A panel of doctor and scientists raised questions about the expedited regulatory path the Food and Drug Administration is considering for COVID-19 vaccines.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    UNICEF said Monday it plans to stockpile 520 million syringes in its warehouses in preparation for an eventual COVID-19 vaccine. This warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, is part of the agency's infrastructure to deliver medical supplies around the world.
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    UNICEF To Stockpile Over Half A Billion Syringes For Future COVID-19 Vaccine

    Oct 19, 2020
    The agency, also known as the United Nations Children's Fund, plans to distribute up to 1 billion syringes by 2021.
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    Shots - Health News
    Tobacco plants are being used in the development of COVID-19 vaccines. One is already being tested in humans.
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    Tobacco Plants Contribute Key Ingredient For COVID-19 Vaccine

    Oct 15, 2020
    Here's irony: tobacco plants may be key in preventing COVID-19. Two companies are using the plants to produce proteins for a vaccine. One candidate vaccine is already in a clinical trial.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Anti-vaccine activists protested at the Massachusetts State House in August against Governor Charlie Baker's mandate that all students enrolled in child care, pre-school, K-12, and post-secondary institutions must receive the flu vaccine this year.
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    Facebook Bans Ads Discouraging Vaccines, In Latest Misinformation Crackdown

    Oct 13, 2020
    The move is a reversal of Facebook's longstanding reluctance to block problematic content. Critics say public health misinformation has flourished on the social network.
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    Shots - Health News
    A volunteer in a clinical trial for an experimental COVID-19 vaccine receives an injection last month at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla.
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    FDA Releases Long-Awaited COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance

    Oct 06, 2020
    The requirements laid out by the Food and Drug Administration in advice for drugmakers underscore why it's unlikely a vaccine could clear the agency before Election Day.
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    Shots - Health News
    Researchers in Miami hold syringes containing either a placebo or the candidate COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna. Their work is part of a phase three clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.
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    Why Tens Of Thousands Of People Are Key To Testing A COVID-19 Vaccine

    Sep 23, 2020
    Volunteers getting the shot help determine if a candidate vaccine works. But what with social distancing and masks, scientists must discern if it's the shot or these other measures preventing illness.
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    Health Officials Urge Flu Shots As 'Twindemic' Fears Loom

    Sep 18, 2020

    Nevadans have spent the last six months worrying about COVID

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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare for distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.
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    States Prepare For Potential Fall Vaccine Distribution Under Pressure From CDC

    Sep 04, 2020
    "We've got to take a deep breath," says one health official about the rapid timeline pushed by the CDC. "It is very clear that we need to lean forward to prepare to deliver the vaccine."
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    Shots - Health News
    FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn (left), Vice President Mike Pence, and Dr. Ella Grach, CEO of Wake Research, at the NC Biotechnology Center in July, where Phase 3 trials for a coronavirus vaccine candidate are underway.
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    COVID-19 Vaccine May Pit Science Against Politics

    Aug 27, 2020
    New vaccines usually take years to get the approval of the Food and Drug Administration. But the Trump administration suggests the FDA may greenlight a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a news conference last month in Geneva. He is urging countries to join a pact aimed at ensuring access to drugs to prevent COVID-19.
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    WHO Chief Urges Nations To Join In Preventing 'Vaccine Nationalism'

    Aug 18, 2020
    The World Health Organization's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he fears that without global cooperation ensuring equal access to COVID-19 vaccines, some countries could resort to hoarding.
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    Politics
    Former Vice President Joe Biden has significant support from Black voters, young voters, whites with a college degree and suburban voters.
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    Poll: Biden Expands Lead; A Third Of Country Says It Won't Get Vaccinated

    Aug 14, 2020
    The presumptive Democratic nominee now leads President Trump by 11 points. And more people are worried about the coronavirus, but 35% still say they won't get vaccinated when one's available.
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    Health District Reminds Parents To Immunize Children Before School

    Aug 11, 2020

    The Southern Nevada Health District is urging parents to make sure that children are up-to-date with their immunizations before starting school.

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    Shots - Health News
    Tony Potts, 69, a retiree from Ormond Beach, Fla., receives his first Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot Tuesday as part of the company's phase three clinical trial.
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    Prices For COVID-19 Vaccines Are Starting To Come Into Focus

    Aug 06, 2020
    Moderna, one of the leading horses in the coronavirus vaccine race, has already made deals at between $32 and $37 a dose for some foreign countries. The U.S. price is expected to be lower.
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    Shots - Health News
    Potential COVID-19 vaccines are kept in a tray at Novavax labs in Maryland on March 20. The Novavax vaccine requires an immune-boosting ingredient called an adjuvant to be effective.
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    The Special Sauce That Makes Some Vaccines Work

    Aug 06, 2020
    Adjuvants play a crucial role in many vaccines' effectiveness. Some scientists say there needs to be more research into developing a wider variety of adjuvants because of how important they are.

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