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Health Worker Hospitalized After Rare Vaccine Reaction

Alaska worker 'encouraged the rest of us to press on'

(Newser) - As thousands of healthcare workers across the US receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, the first serious reaction has been reported. Authorities say a middle-aged worker in Alaska was hospitalized Tuesday after a rare allergic reaction, the New York Times reports. Two National Health Service workers in Britain also had severe...

Fauci: These 2 Should Get Their Shots Now

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci thinks two people in particular should skip to the front of the line for a coronavirus vaccination: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. "For security reasons, I really feel strongly that we should get them vaccinated as soon as we possibly can," he said on Good ...

Here Comes Vaccine No. 2
Here Comes
Vaccine No. 2
Dec 15, 2020 7:43 AM CST

Here Comes Vaccine No. 2

Moderna's candidate clears first FDA hurdle, could be approved by end of the week

(Newser) - The Pfizer vaccine is already happily being doled out. And now Moderna's may join it within a week, reports the Washington Post . Like Pfizer's, it was found to be highly effective , around 94%, in clinical trials. On Tuesday, a panel of FDA scientists confirmed the accuracy of those...

After COVID Vaccine's Arrival, Hospital's 'Rare Moment' of Joy

Staff at Boston Medical Center bust out the dance moves to Lizzo's 'Good as Hell'

(Newser) - Boston Medical Center was one of the first hospitals in Massachusetts to receive a shipment of the coronavirus vaccine Monday, and the 1,950 doses will start to be divvied out to front-line health care workers starting Wednesday, NBC Boston reports. After the delivery was made, however, something else happened:...

These Celebs Should Get Vaccinated in Public
These Celebs Should Get
Vaccinated in Public
OPINION
Dec 14, 2020 11:58 AM CST

These Celebs Should Get Vaccinated in Public

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan makes the list at the Verge

(Newser) - Now that COVID vaccinations have begun in the US, the Verge thinks certain celebrities should get their shots in public as a way of encouraging fans to do the same. After all, it worked when Elvis got his polio vaccination on TV in 1956, writes Nicole Wetsman. The list has...

This Long-Awaited Moment Arrives in US

First doses of COVID vaccine are administered

(Newser) - It's a big moment in the COVID fight: The first doses of a vaccine have been administered in the US. "I feel hopeful today. Relieved," ICU nurse Sandra Lindsay tells the AP after getting her shot at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. She was...

Trump Backtracks on WH Staffers Getting Vaccinated

President says White House staffers won't cut the line, 'unless specifically necessary'

(Newser) - Nationwide distribution of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine kicked off Sunday as trucks carrying millions of doses rolled out of a Michigan manufacturing site. Health care workers and nursing home residents are set to be first in line to get vaccinated, but after that it could be a "messy" prioritization...

There Are Sure to Be Problems With Vaccine Rollout

CNN runs down what they are

(Newser) - The first trucks carrying the COVID-19 vaccine just left a Michigan manufacturing facility Sunday, and yet the vaccine's rollout is already, per CNN , "messy." Vaccinations will likely start Monday, but it will be months before most people can get one; Operation Warp Speed's chief adviser anticipated...

Gates to Biden: Let's Not 'Blow' the Vaccine Rollout

Lack of communication between administrations could impede the process, he says

(Newser) - Developing, testing, and distributing a coronavirus vaccine is tough enough. But Bill Gates pointed out something else Sunday that's compounding the difficulties. "The transition is complicating," Gates said on CNN . The Microsoft co-founder is encouraged, however, because "the new administration is willing to rely on actual...

First COVID Vaccines Heading to a City Near You (Maybe)

The first shipments of Pfizer’s vaccine will be staggered

(Newser) - The first trucks carrying a COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the United States pulled out of a Michigan manufacturing facility Sunday, with the shots that are critical to stopping the nation’s coronavirus outbreak destined to reach states a day later. Per the AP , shipments of the Pfizer vaccine...

US Gives Green Light to First COVID Vaccine

FDA grants emergency authorization to Pfizer shots

(Newser) - The US gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans, the AP reports. Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the...

US Cities That Need the Most Vaccine Doses to Start

Detroit, Cleveland top the list

(Newser) - With Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine possibly just days away from being shipped, the next order of business will be starting to divvy it up for distribution across the country. WalletHub looked at more than 90 cities across America to figure out which may need the most initial vaccinations. The site...

Trump Aide Threatens FDA to OK Vaccine

Agency chief Stephen Hahn told to resign if it's not done by end of the day

(Newser) - The FDA and Pfizer were scrambling Friday to announce approval of the coronavirus vaccine after a threat from the White House. President Trump's chief of staff told the agency's commissioner to resign if the vaccine isn't cleared by the end of the day, the Washington Post reports....

US Might Exceed 9/11 Deaths Daily for Next 3 Months

Impact of vaccinations will take awhile to materialize, says CDC director

(Newser) - The FDA is expected to issue emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine as soon as Saturday, reports the New York Times . That means "we could see people getting vaccinated Monday, Tuesday," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Friday on Good Morning America . Some 2.9...

'Sometimes You Trip': COVID Vaccine Is Abandoned

'We can’t have any issues with confidence right now,' says Australia's PM

(Newser) - For the first time, one of the dozens of potential COVID vaccines in development around the world has been abandoned. Australia announced Friday that a vaccine project has been terminated because volunteers in clinical trials received false positives in HIV tests, Business Insider reports. The $750 million project, a collaboration...

Teenagers, Allergies Gave FDA Vaccine Panel Pause

Members want more research on groups largely left out of Pfizer trial

(Newser) - After months of scientific discovery and debate, and waiting, the critical moment for FDA advisory panel members arrived about 5:30pm Thursday. The question put to them for an up-or-down vote was: "Based on the totality of scientific evidence available, do the benefits of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine outweigh...

This Could Be Big Day for Vaccine Approval in US
FDA Panel Approves
Pfizer Vaccine for US
updated
Dec 10, 2020 4:51 PM CST

FDA Panel Approves Pfizer Vaccine for US

The agency is to announce its final decision in days

(Newser) - A federal government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers. The advisory group of outside experts, in...

UN Warns Against 'Vaccine Nationalism'

Group's leader says COVID vaccines should be a 'global public good'

(Newser) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning that "vaccine nationalism" is moving "at full speed," leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The UN chief reiterated his call...

3rd Country Gives Pfizer's COVID Vaccine the Green Light

Inoculations could begin next week in Canada

(Newser) - And then there were three. Canada on Wednesday became the third country, after the UK and Bahrain, to approve use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, setting the stage for distribution to start there next week. The Wall Street Journal describes it as "racing ahead" of the US, where the...

2 Britons Have Severe Reaction to Vaccine

Those with history of 'significant' allergic reactions warned to avoid it

(Newser) - UK regulators are warning people with a history of "significant" allergic reactions to avoid taking the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine after two people experienced symptoms of "anaphylactoid reaction." Two National Health Service staff members who received a dose on Tuesday suffered the reaction, which is generally serious and...

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