January 5, 2021 Mexico approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use Mexico approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use Monday, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort that has only given about 44,000 shots since the third week of December, about 82% of the doses the country has received.
January 5, 2021 De Blasio slams Cuomo's 'arrogance' amid criticism over COVID-19 vaccine fine threats New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday slammed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to fine hospitals as a means of speeding up the state’s highly criticized slow vaccine rollout.
January 5, 2021 Grocery shoppers receive surprise COVID-19 vaccinations Two Washington, DC, grocery shoppers picked up an incredibly rare impulse item at checkout this week: a coronavirus vaccination.
January 5, 2021 FDA says half-dosing Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ‘risks public health,’ lacks data Following reports that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was in talks with Moderna and Operation Warp Speed officials to consider halving vaccines’ dose volume to speed inoculations and extend supply, the federal watchdog late Monday dismissed the approach, calling it a “significant public health risk.”
January 4, 2021 Fauci: Vaccinations are increasing in a 'glimmer of hope' The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing the number of shots dispensed to about 4 million, government health officials said Sunday.
January 4, 2021 Nurse who received first coronavirus vaccine in US gets second dose The New York nurse who became the first in the U.S. to receive a dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine last month received her second shot on Monday, becoming one of the first in the country to be fully inoculated.
January 4, 2021 Doctor treks COVID-19 vaccines to rural hospitals hundreds of miles away One Michigan doctor is making headlines for trekking over 140 miles in his pickup truck to deliver long-awaited coronavirus vaccines in remote rural hospitals.
January 4, 2021 FDA to weigh half-dosing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines: Operation Warp Speed official The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is discussing a move to administer Moderna coronavirus vaccines in half-doses to distribute the jab wider across the population, according to a top official with Operation Warp Speed (OWS).
January 4, 2021 UK launches first AstraZeneca vaccinations worldwide The U.K. on Monday became the first country in the world to begin administering AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford's coronavirus vaccine, following emergency authorization last week.
January 3, 2021 Fauci, Slaoui dismiss 'spacing out' vaccine doses, insist distribution is on track Both experts have urged Americans to trust in the vaccines and to be patient as states determine how to best administer the vaccine.
