December 15, 2020 Many Americans plan to get COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds More than 70% of Americans who took part in a recent survey said they plan to receive the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine.
December 15, 2020 What to expect after COVID-19 vaccination: CDC While the nation’s health care workers who have been manning the front lines for the last 10 months line up for coronavirus vaccinations, the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) released updated guidance to manage possible side effects.
December 15, 2020 WWII veteran, 96, receives COVID-19 vaccine, becomes first VA patient nationwide to get jab The first veteran’s affairs patient to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a 96-year-old WWII veteran, according to the health system where she was treated.
December 15, 2020 Fauci says first COVID-19 vaccine rollout amid rising virus death toll 'bittersweet' moment Hours after the first health care workers rolled up their sleeves to receive the first dose of Pfizer and BioNTech's two-jab coronavirus vaccine, the nation surpassed 300,000 deaths from the virus, tainting what many in the medical community were heralding as the "beginning of the end" to the pandemic.
December 15, 2020 FDA committee documents on Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine find 'no specific safety concerns' An FDA committee review of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine emergency use authorization application found “no specific safety concerns” in subgroup analyses by age, race, ethnicity, medical comorbidities or prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, potentially paving the way for a second COVID-19 jab to enter the scene.
December 15, 2020 Leslie Marshall: Despite vaccine, COVID rages on — keep taking precautions, as my Dr. husband battles pandemic My husband is one of the many dedicated health care workers who are soldiers in the war on COVID-19 — an enemy that has killed more than 300,000 people in the U.S. and more than 1.6 million around the world this year.
December 14, 2020 Allergic reactions to vaccines rare, short-lived Vaccines can sometimes cause allergic reactions, but they are usually rare and short-lived.
December 14, 2020 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine complexity lies in packaging, not storage requirements, Azar says A federal official on Monday said the complexity associated with Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is not the sub-freezing storage requirements, but instead the large volume of 975 doses per package.
December 14, 2020 First person to receive COVID-19 vaccine in North Carolina calls experience a ‘moment of hope’ The first person in one state to receive the long-waited COVID-19 vaccine called the jab a “moment of hope” in the fight against the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
December 14, 2020 Do you need a COVID-19 vaccine if you’ve already had the virus? Should those who have already contracted the novel coronavirus and recovered from it receive the vaccine?
