| 1/7/2021 |
Daywatch: A day of chaos after violent pro-Trump mob storms the US Capitol |
Chicago Tribune |
... victory. Meanwhile, the coronavirus continued to spread. Illinois health officials on Wednesday announced 7,569 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 139 additional fatalities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state will make coronavirus vaccine s available to all residents 65 and older when it enters the next phase of its immunization plan, but Chicago will stick to federal guidelines, making it available to residents 75 and older. Advertisement Here ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Philippines Targets Buying 148 Million Vaccine Doses This Year - Bloomberg |
Bloomberg |
The Philippines plans to buy 148 million coronavirus vaccine doses to inoculate more than half of the population this year.The government is seeking to close deals this month with AstraZeneca Plc , Novavax Inc. , Pfizer Inc. , Johnson & Johnson , Sinovac Biotech Ltd , and Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez said at a televised briefing Wednesday. Up to 70 million Filipinos are expected to be vaccinated this year, he ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
India's plan to vaccinate 300 million people against the coronavirus, explained |
Vox |
Members of ground staff walk past a container stacked at a cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on December 22, 2020. The airport will be used as a handling and distribution center for coronavirus vaccine s. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images India will begin vaccinating 300 million people following the emergency approval of two coronavirus vaccine s earlier this week. The country was the second (after ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Why Eventbrite is scheduling vaccine appointments in Florida |
Vox |
Twitter In the midst of a disorganized, decentralized, and disappointing coronavirus vaccine rollout in the United States, some states and counties are turning to unlikely tools to get their allotted vaccines out to as many people as possible. In many Florida counties, for instance, Eventbrite has become the only way to sign up for the vaccine. As it has done with pretty much every aspect of this pandemic, the federal ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
How the new Covid-19 variants could pose a threat to vaccination |
Vox |
Flipboard We knew it was going to be a long, dark winter. But unfortunately, it’s now looking even more grim. Just as the first coronavirus vaccine s began rolling out in the US and countries around the world in December — offering hope for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic — two fast-spreading variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus were discovered in the United Kingdom and South ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Can smart patches help give the coronavirus vaccine? News |
BBC UK |
The first coronavirus vaccine "smart patch" is being developed at a Welsh university, researchers say. The disposable device uses micro-needles to both administer the vaccine and monitor its efficacy by measuring the body's immune response. Swansea University researchers hope a prototype will be developed by March for clinical trials and aim to make it commercially available within three years. "This low-cost vaccine administration device will ensure a safe ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Fraudsters use Covid and social media to peddle scams |
BBC UK |
Fake NHS vaccine messages sent in banking fraud scam By Kevin Peachey Coronavirus pandemic image copyright Getty ImagesFraudsters are sending out bogus text messages about the coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to steal bank details.The scam tells recipients they are "eligible to apply for your vaccine" with a link to a bogus NHS website, trading standards officers have warned.That, in turn, asks for personal information and - crucially ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Covid in Scotland: Deaths up by 68 as 33,000 more people get vaccine - BBC News |
BBC UK |
The deaths of a further 68 people who tested positive for Covid have been recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours.It comes as official figures show 33,381 people received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the week to 27 December.That takes the total number of people to get a vaccine in Scotland since 8 December to 92,188.Patients in hospital with coronavirus rose from 1,347 ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Netherlands begin vaccination program weeks after European neighbors |
NBC News |
... and which states have a mask mandate . Click here for more of NBC News' Covid-19 coverage . SEE NEW POSTSNBC News18h ago / 11:20 AM UTC A healthcare worker receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at a mass vaccination center in Veghel, Netherlands. Wednesday marked the start of Holland's inoculation program, which began nearly two weeks after most other European countries. Piroschka van de Wouw / AP Share this - Phil ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Colombia regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use |
dailymagazine.news |
... BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's food and drug regulator on Tuesday authorized emergency use of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday, joining other countries that have already approved coronavirus vaccine s.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has shown a 95% success rate, was formally approved by the National Institute of Food and Drug Surveillance (Invima)."This is a very important step," Duque said in his ... |
| 1/6/2021 |
Australia to bring forward COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans |
dailymagazine.news |
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled \"COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine \" are placed on dry ice in this illustration By Renju JoseSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will bring forward by two weeks to early March its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, health authorities said on Wednesday as the country battles to contain fresh cases in its two largest cities.Australia has repeatedly resisted pressure to expedite its vaccination distribution time table citing low coronavirus ... |
| 1/5/2021 |
Besieged Guvs Blame Hospitals for COVID Vaccine Fiascos |
thedailybeast.com |
Besieged Guvs Blame Hospitals for COVID Vaccine Fiascos ‘NEEDLES IN ARMS’ Some state leaders are threatening to punish hospitals that have been troublingly slow to distribute millions of doses of the coronavirus vaccine . Updated Jan. 04, 2021 7:21PM ET / 6:16PM ET JOSEPH PREZIOSOIn New York, hospitals have only administered about 46 percent of their coronavirus vaccine doses. Several states away, in Florida, just 260,000 residents had received their ... |
| 1/5/2021 |
How Much Luxury Property Costs in the Largest U.S. Cities |
TheStreet |
... signed for $1 million-plus houses in Miami-Dade County in November 2020 were up 54% over 2019 .Forbes predicts that demand for exclusive residential properties will continue well into 2021, even as a coronavirus vaccine becomes widely available, as luxury buyers will likely continue to seek out places that offer security, health, safety, and privacy.To see how much a luxury property will likely set you back in the ... |
| 1/5/2021 |
Why mRNA COVID Vaccines Can't Change Your DNA |
Newsweek |
On 1/5/21 at 8:01 AM EST Share Tech & Science Coronavirus Vaccine DNA ConspiracyThe type of vaccines used against COVID-19 do not interact with or alter human genetic code, also known as DNA, scientists say.The unfounded claim spread on social media platforms in recent months as vaccines to prevent infections of the disease were being developed by pharmaceutical companies, including candidates from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna and Oxford/AstraZeneca ... |
| 1/5/2021 |
Trump rails against Supreme Court, GOP officials during Georgia rally |
The Week |
... the new year.As senior staff at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Medical Center in Mendocino County held their first meeting of the year Monday morning, they got a surprising announcement: A freezer holding 830 coronavirus vaccine doses had failed, and the doses had likely been thawing for hours. The news set off a wild scramble to make sure the coveted doses didn't go to waste, regardless of what state distribution ... |