Frustrations And Wait Times Grow As States Change Vaccine Eligibility
Continued distribution challenges are reported out of California, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Iowa.
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Johnson & Johnson: 100 Million Doses Of Vaccine By June For US
The company expects results of its phase 3 trial by next week, and once its vaccine is approved, it would be the third vaccine in the U.S. Sanofi, while awaiting development of its vaccine, says it can help manufacture Pfizer's beginning this summer.
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Racial Disparities, Inconsistent Policies Shape Picture Of The Vaccinated
And while distribution remains sluggish and chaotic, the demand is growing as nearly half of adult Americans say they want the vaccine.
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Biden Aims To Boost Vaccine Supply With 200M More Doses
The Biden administration wants to purchase enough additional covid vaccine from Moderna and Pfizer to inoculate all American adults by the end of summer. He also announced plans to try to smooth immediate distributions efforts to the states.
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First Edition: Jan. 27, 2021
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Perspectives: Refusing to Open Public Schools; Vaccinating Teachers; Compromising On Health Care
Opinion pages look at the public health issues surrounding attempts to reopen public schools and several other health issues, as well.
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Infections Drop In Israel After One Shot Of Two-Dose Vaccine
The data, based on the Pfizer vaccine, is "very encouraging" news, said an official from one of the country's health groups. News reports are also from Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, parts of the European Union and Canada, as well.
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Viewpoints: Lessons On Avoiding A Vaccine Disaster
As new covid variants threaten faster spreading of the virus, editorial pages focus on how long it will take to achieve herd immunity through vaccination.
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Hospital Compliance Spotty On New Rule About Cost Disclosures
The rule is meant to give consumers information about prices for medical goods and services. The fine of $300 a day isn't a strong enough incentive for hospitals, an investigation reports.
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How Did The NFL Prevent The Spread Of Covid? The CDC Wants To Know
The groups collaborated on a scientific paper detailing what football players learned about covid safety protocol. In other news, Budweiser says it will skip its Super Bowl ad for the first time since 1983 and put the money toward vaccine education.
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Missouri Nursing Home Residents Relocated After Asbestos Exposure
Cleanup crews say it will take a month or longer to return 57 residents to the home in Monett, Missouri. Also, Idaho votes to delay an amendment vote banning marijuana; Consumer Reports looks at challenges for safe pregnancies; and more.
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Trust In The Government’s Covid Plans Skyrockets As Biden Takes Office
An Axios-Ipsos poll taken Jan. 22-25 found that 58% of respondents overall trust President Joe Biden to give them accurate information, compared to the 27% who said they trust Donald Trump.
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New Treatment?: Cancer Drug Kills Covid In Lab, Researchers Say
A UCSF-led team says Aplidin could be more effective than remdesivir. Meanwhile, news stories report on the impact of the virus on animals, more lung cancers being detected among never-smokers and more.
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A Nurse Will Fill In As ‘The Nation’s Doctor’; Covid Briefings Will Resume
The Biden administration has selected nurse Susan Orsega to serve as the nation’s acting surgeon general, The Washington Post reports.
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Just 8% Of Nursing Home Residents Have Received Their Second Covid Shot
Other national news is on Pfizer's vaccine vials, how Big Business is trying to help the vaccine distribution effort, why companies are unlikely to require employees to get the shot and more.
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What Is West Virginia Doing Right That Everyone Else Is Doing Wrong?
The state is sailing through the vaccine rollout with few problems. Other places that are making good progress include Alaska and rural Kittitas County in Washington state.
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Biden Bumps Up Vaccination Target to 1.5 Million Shots A Day
President Joe Biden voiced optimism that the 50% increase is achievable, but that first "we have to meet that goal of one million a day.”
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Merck Halts Work On Both Its Covid Vaccine Candidates
Merck says that neither of its experimental vaccines produced adequate immune responses against the coronavirus in its clinical trial testing. The drugmaker says it will focus its efforts on developing treatments.
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California Says It Will Give Out Shots Based On Age, Not Occupation
Health care workers, residents 65 and older, teachers, farmworkers and first responders still get priority. But there will be a shift in who gets the vaccine after them. Other state news is from North Carolina, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, Maryland and New Jersey.
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New US Cases Fall For 9 Straight Days; Drop Not Due To Vaccines, Fauci Says
Positive trends continue in the covid fight with hospitalizations falling below 110,000 for the first time since mid-December and new daily infections averaging around 170,000.
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