January 15, 2021 High demand for COVID-19 vaccine leaves Florida seniors struggling to get the jab: 'It seems hopeless' With seniors making up over 20% of Florida's total population, actually getting a vaccine shot is proving difficult.
January 15, 2021 Coronavirus deaths worldwide top 2M, Johns Hopkins University reports The global death toll due to coronavirus surpassed 2 million on Friday, with the latest data recording 2,000,905 fatalities.
January 15, 2021 Norway ‘cannot rule out’ COVID-19 vaccine side effects were behind 23 deaths in 'frail, elderly' patients A top doctor for Norway’s drug regulatory agency on Friday suggested side effects from the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine may have contributed to deaths in some older patients.
January 15, 2021 In South Carolina, retired nurses and medical students approved to administer COVID-19 vaccine Retired nurses and medical students are now approved to administer the coveted coronavirus vaccines in South Carolina as the state moves closer toward opening up expanded access for residents.
January 15, 2021 Rumors of available COVID-19 vaccines spark frenzy in New York City Rumors on social media of soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines up for grabs at the Brooklyn Army Terminal sparked a frenzy of people rushing to the site in the hopes of scoring a shot Thursday evening — before the city showed up with a dose of reality.
January 15, 2021 Expanded COVID-19 vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots.
January 15, 2021 Ex-CDC Chief Dr. Tom Frieden: 5 things we must do now to combat a major COVID death surge The coronavirus might kill 1 million Americans, especially if a more transmissible strain spreads widely. So we must work to prevent that from happening.
January 15, 2021 Board suspends license of Wisconsin pharmacist suspected of trying to spoil COVID-19 vaccines A state board on Wednesday suspended the license of a Wisconsin pharmacist accused of ruining more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine because he thought it was unsafe.
January 14, 2021 US sees 11M COVID-19 vaccines administered as states aim for quicker distribution Days after the Trump administration urged states to open coronavirus vaccine distribution to wider groups, including those 65 and older, the nation surpassed the 11 million mark in terms of shots distributed.
January 14, 2021 NJ expands COVID-19 vaccine to smokers but teachers, other essential workers kept waiting New Jersey on Thursday opened up coronavirus vaccine distribution to include residents ages 65 and older and those ages 16 and older who have at least one chronic medical condition, which the state said includes smoking and obesity, but teachers and other essential workers who do not fall into this category will still have to wait.
