Vaccine - Page 346

December 22, 2020

These lawmakers are refusing COVID-19 vaccine until health care workers, seniors get it

A bipartisan group of lawmakers says they will hang back on getting the COVID-19 vaccine-- which became available to Congressional leaders last week-- until all health care workers and seniors over the age of 65 have gotten first dibs. 

December 22, 2020

Pfizer touts COVID-19 vaccine flexibility amid concerns of UK strain

Amid concerns about where the U.K. coronavirus mutation may have originated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said ongoing travel likely increased the chances of the virus being imported to U.S. shores, as others wonder how the new strain will impact recently-approved vaccines.

December 22, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plagued by protests, failed technology and front-line workers missing out

While thousands of front-line health care workers are said to have been inoculated with the COVID-19 vaccine, others contend that the process has been punctured by uncertainty and a chaotic waiting game.

December 22, 2020

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson plan to receive COVID-19 vaccine 'after everybody who truly needs it'

Tom Hanks revealed his plans to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when the time is right. He and his wife, Rita Wilson, disclosed their diagnoses back in March and have since recovered.

December 22, 2020

Azar, Fauci receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, received Moderna’s newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday.

December 22, 2020

Massachusetts inmates among first to get COVID-19 vaccine

Massachusetts inmates will be some of the first to get the coronavirus vaccines after health care workers, emergency medical workers and residents of long-term care facilities get vaccinated. 

December 22, 2020

Vaccinated against COVID-19? Still wear a mask, social distance, Azar says

As the U.S. embarked on a historic mass immunization effort last week against the novel coronavirus with the recently-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and now Moderna, a top White House official is urging recipients to continue mitigation measures.

December 21, 2020

'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley says inmates should be prioritized for vaccine

Rep. Ayanna Pressley said on Sunday that she would fight for prison inmates, along with other groups, to get priority for receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

December 21, 2020

Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday publicly took the newly approved coronavirus vaccine.

December 21, 2020

Doctor who received COVID-19 vaccine wants to be ‘role model for the community’ in getting the jab

A doctor in Los Angeles, Calif., who says he was the first to receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine at the medical center where he works hopes to help others who may be wary of receiving the jab to feel confident doing so.