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Johnson and Johnson vaccine produced strong immune response, early results say
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There is some good news on Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. Early results from a Phase 1/2a clinical trial show it was well tolerated and even one dose appeared to produce a strong immune response in al...
Trump won’t be getting vaccine until it’s recommended by medical team
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President Donald Trump won't be administered a coronavirus vaccine until it's recommended by the White House medical team, a White House official told CNN on Wednesday. The official said Trump is still receiving the...
Biden to receive second dose of coronavirus vaccine Monday
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Joe Biden will receive the second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, according to the President-elect's transition team. The President-elect's vaccination will come the week before he is swo...
Hardest-hit communities should be prioritized in vaccine distribution, Biden’s equity task force chair says
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There is no question that Covid-19 vaccine distribution should be targeted and prioritize the hardest-hit communities, the chair of Biden's Covid-19 Equity Task Force said. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith said during CNN's...
Trudeau warns of a dangerous third wave as Canada copes with a vaccine ‘drought’
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Ottawa Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Canadians that public health measures, including restrictions on indoor social gatherings, would have to continue for weeks to comes as new Covid-19 variants, and a slow va...
How Elvis Presley can help us with a Covid vaccine
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Highly endangered black-footed ferrets get experimental Covid-19 vaccine
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(KHN)In late summer, as researchers accelerated the first clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccines for humans, a group of scientists in Colorado worked to inoculate a far more fragile species. About 120 black-footed fer...
States look for more Covid-19 vaccine doses as the nation’s death toll nears 400,000
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States are racing to get Covid-19 vaccine supplies and distribution in order as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Friday of more contagious variants of coronavirus potentially exacerbati...
Biden administration expected to announce direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies
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The Biden administration is set to announce it will soon begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies, according to an official familiar with the matter, expanding points of access for America...
One Arizona county has so many vaccine doses, it’s now able to offer them to anyone over 18
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Concerned that there weren't enough people signing up to get vaccinated against Covid-19, officials in one small Arizona county changed the vaccine eligibility requirement to encourage more people to make appointmen...
Bill Gates says presidential transition is ‘complicating’ US efforts to distribute vaccine
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver Covid-19 vaccines, said Sunday that the presidential transition is "complicating" efforts to distribute one, but t...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte blocks Senate attempt to probe guards’ use of Covid-19 vaccine
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Manila, PhilippinesPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte directed the head of his military detail on Monday to ignore a legislative summons, foiling the Senate's attempt to probe his guards for inoculating themselves ...
These entertainment industry workers are offering to help Biden with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout
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Out-of-work backstage crews in the entertainment industry are volunteering to help in the fight against Covid-19. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employee...
Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy is splitting dangerously along partisan lines
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The ability to at least contain the coronavirus in America to the point that it is manageable as soon as possible will come down in large part to Americans' willingness to get vaccinated. The good news is that more ...
Trump has personally pressured drug company CEOs repeatedly to speed vaccine
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A likely contagious President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening, whipped off his mask and filmed a video, heavy on bluster and short on facts, that proclaimed: "The vaccines are coming momentar...
Actor Ian McKellen receives Covid-19 vaccine, says he feels ‘euphoric’
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Ian McKellen has said he feels "euphoric" after receiving his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in London, England, on Wednesday. The celebrated British actor, who has starred in "The Lord of the Rings" films and t...