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‘Black Panther’ star Letitia Wright faces backlash for posting video criticizing coronavirus vaccines
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"Black Panther" star Letitia Wright is facing a social media backlash after sharing concerns and conspiracy theories about Covid-19 vaccines on Twitter. The actress shared a video Thursday on Twitter from a YouTube ...
‘SNL’ has Dr. Fauci hand out coronavirus vaccines on a game show
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New York (CNN Business)As more coronavirus vaccines begin to roll out, it may be difficult to know if you're eligible or not, so "Saturday Night Live" tried to help a few lucky folks on Saturday. The NBC variety show...
A Kroger clinic in Virginia accidentally gave customers empty shots instead of Covid-19 vaccines
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Workers at a Kroger clinic in Central Virginia accidentally injected some customers with empty syringes instead of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the grocery chain. A Kroger spokeswoman said in a statement that ...
Alaska opens vaccines to residents 16 and up, the first state to drop nearly all eligibility requirements
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Alaska, one of the states leading the US in vaccinations, has made the Covid-19 vaccine available to any resident ages 16 and up. It's the first state in the US to remove nearly every eligibility requirement for th...
Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for cancer patients? Here is what cancer experts say
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Are Covid-19 vaccines safe for cancer patients? It's a question that has been on the minds of researchers and oncologists long before the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine rollouts began. Although there is a consensus tha...
Biden administration denies Whitmer’s request for extra vaccines as COVID cases surge in Michigan
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Michigan is currently leading the country in infections and hospitalizations for coronavirus. Whitmer said in a news briefing Thursday that she had spoken with the president directly to ask for extra doses. The Whit...
Biden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day
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President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly 500,000 more vaccinations than its target of 1 million per day in his f...
Biden to outline plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans Friday
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President-elect Joe Biden will outline his plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population on Friday at an event in Wilmington, Delaware, according to his transition team. Biden has said his first priorit...
Biden White House wants to use the Super Bowl to advance message on Covid and vaccines
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President Joe Biden's urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as possible and educating the public about the virus -- and his top aides hav...
Brazil authorizes two Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use
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Sao Paulo, Brazil Amid a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus in parts of Brazil, federal health officials have finally voted to authorize two vaccines for emergency use. Sunday, Brazilian regulatory agency Anvi...
Chicago Teachers Union asks for delay of high school reopenings, wants vaccines for students and families
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Chicago Public Schools has set a target date for high school students to return to the classroom on April 19, but the Chicago Teacher's Union has pushed back on the idea, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic...
China keeps promising its African allies that coronavirus vaccines for the continent are a priority. But where are they?
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes a five-day tour of Africa this weekend without making a single concrete vaccine commitment to a continent hoping a benevolent Beijing will help inoculate its population out...
Columnist suggests Fauci offering mixed messaging on vaccines to prolong his ‘moment in the spotlight’
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Stephen L. Miller’s latest column for The Spectator, "The perpetual pandemic," examines why he feels "politicians, pundits and ‘experts’ don’t want COVID to end." Miller noted the devastating impact of the pandemic b...
Covid-19 vaccines are given with organ music at UK’s historic Salisbury Cathedral
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London England's historic Salisbury Cathedral was transformed into a Covid-19 vaccination center on Saturday, with patients vaccinated while organ music was played in the picturesque building. Local GPs invited pati...
COVID-19 vaccines effective against California coronavirus variant: study
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The study, led by researchers with Duke University, found that the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, as well as a vaccine candidate from Novavax that has not yet been approved for emergency use in the U.S., were both effe...
Covid-19 vaccines needed to be rescued by boat as heavy rain caused flooding in Kentucky
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A batch of Covid-19 vaccines had to be rescued by boat after heavy rains threatened the power supply at a Kentucky health facility, according to Gov. Andy Beshear. The doses were rescued from the Lee County Health D...