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‘A chronicle of scandal foretold’: Vaccine furor highlights long history of misconduct by elected officials in Peru
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It's been only three months since former Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra was impeached by his country's Congress and removed from office over corruption allegations which he has repeatedly denied. Yet there he wa...
‘Fake news’ about a Covid-19 vaccine has become a second pandemic, Red Cross chief says
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Covid-19 vaccines are fast approaching, but a second pandemic might impede efforts to recover from the first, according to the president of a global humanitarian aid group. That second pandemic: "fake news" about t...
‘SNL’ brings out its own Dr. Fauci to talk about the coronavirus vaccine roll out
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New York (CNN Business)"Saturday Night Live" kicked off its latest episode with its own Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, who were trying to talk about the coronavirus vaccine while Fauci got hit in the face wi...
‘They just were not all in’: How the White House convinced two pharmaceutical giants to collaborate on a vaccine
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Washington President Joe Biden's coronavirus response team learned two things his first week in office: Johnson & Johnson's one-shot coronavirus vaccine was highly effective -- but the company was millions of dos...
‘Way behind the curve’: The messaging failures around coronavirus vaccine distribution
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As the world watched the first Briton receive her coronavirus vaccine this week, Operation Warp Speed officials appeared bewildered by questions about whether such a prominent rollout was planned for the first dose ...
A 90-year-old Seattle woman walks six miles in snow to get her Covid-19 vaccine
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Many people in the US are determined to get their Covid-19 vaccine, but a 90-year-old Seattle resident showed just how motivated she was by walking six miles in snow to make her appointment. Fran Goldman told CNN t...
A Michigan marijuana dispensary is offering a free joint to anyone who gets a Covid-19 vaccine
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Last year brought many lows and few highs, but a marijuana dispensary in Michigan is hoping to change that. To help stem the coronavius pandemic, Greenhouse of Walled Lake is offering free pre-rolled joints to anyon...
A new vaccine and a soon-to-be president begin turning the page
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On a day of hope, tragedy and constitutional affirmation, the United States could at last sense eventual deliverance from the twin menaces of 2020: a murderous virus and a vanquished President's quest to extinguish ...
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...
After getting a Covid-19 vaccine, I thought about my son
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Pat Coskran is a retired special education teacher, a Special Olympics coach, author of "Growing Up With Sean" and an advocate for his son, Sean, and the rest of the special needs community. The views expressed in th...
Analysis: More Black people need to be part of Covid-19 vaccine trials. Here’s why I participated
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From the outside, it looks like any other doctor's office -- patients waiting in chairs, nurses and doctors bustling in and out of exam rooms. However, the people who come here willingly agree to get an injection of...
As she was getting the Covid-19 vaccine, this doctor found out she’d lost her 27th patient to the virus
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Dr. Valerie Briones-Pryor was among the first in Kentucky to receive the new Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine Monday, but she describes the moment as "bittersweet." "As I was walking to go get my vaccine, I actually had just...
AstraZeneca hopes the world can focus on its positive vaccine news. But experts fear a lack of transparency has clouded that
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When the British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, the world exhaled a collective sigh of relief and stocks rallied. Another vac...
AstraZeneca’s Oxford coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, data shows
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Drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine has shown an average efficacy of 70% in its large scale trials -- the latest of several vaccine trials worldwide to post their resu...
Australian Open fans criticized for booing Covid-19 vaccine announcement
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Australia's government has condemned the "disgusting" behavior of spectators at the Australian Open tennis tournament Sunday, after sections of the crowd loudly booed a speech praising the rollout of the Covid-19 va...
Bad weather causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House says
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The extreme weather in parts of the country, including a hard-hit Texas, is causing delays in Covid-19 vaccine shipments and deliveries, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. The White House is workin...