December 16, 2020 Cuomo says 80,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine will go to NY nursing homes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday nursing home residents will receive the next 80,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the state worries about the health of their population's most vulnerable residents.
December 16, 2020 EU will authorize COVID-19 vaccine ‘within a week,’ official says Member states in the European Union (EU) could see an authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine "within a week," a top official said Wednesday.
December 16, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Health care worker suffers allergic reaction after COVID-19 vaccine A health care worker suffered a severe allergic reaction within 10 minutes of receiving Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, marking the first such instance in the U.S.
December 16, 2020 Alaska health care worker suffers adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccine A health care worker in Alaska is doing "well" after suffering an adverse reaction minutes after receiving Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, officials said.
December 16, 2020 WWII POW gets Birmingham's first COVID-19 vaccine A 94-year-old World War II veteran and prisoner of war rolled up his sleeves on Tuesday and became the first person in Birmingham, Ala., to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
December 16, 2020 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shipments under close watch amid upcoming snowy weather, Azar says Despite a fast-approaching nor'easter across the Northeast, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said FedEx and UPS are prepared and federal officials are keeping a close watch on shipments of doses.
December 16, 2020 FedEx, Pfizer safeguard COVID-19 vaccine distribution ahead of severe weather Each company has taken on large teams specifically to monitor weather and transport lines for each shipment of the vaccine.
December 15, 2020 Why is the EU taking so long to OK vaccine? As Canadians, Britons and Americans begin getting immunized with a German-developed vaccine against coronavirus, pressure is building on the European Medicines Agency to approve the shot made by Pfizer Inc. and the German company BioNTech. German officials have been especially vocal that they want it approved before Christmas.
December 15, 2020 'Great British Baking Show' judge Prue Leith, 80, gets COVID-19 vaccine Prue Leith, of "The Great British Bake Off" was among the first celebrities to get the COVID vaccine in the U.K.
December 15, 2020 COVID-19 vaccines may prevent disease up to 3 years: Operation Warp Speed official says With the first coronavirus vaccine recently approved for emergency use and in the process of being rolled out to the country’s medical workers, Dr. Moncef Slaoui said the jabs may offer protection against COVID-19 disease for up to three years.
