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OP_ED: How to infuse urgency into speeding up vaccinations

Mon, 2021-01-04 14:51 — mike kraft

Opinion | Here’s what leadership on vaccination would look like The federal government must do more than just ship vaccines to states. Leana Wen Washington Post

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Coronavirus vaccine has arrived, but frustrated Americans are struggling to sign up

Mon, 2021-01-04 09:49 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccine has arrived, but frustrated Americans are struggling to sign up In one striking image, Florida health departments offering doses on a first-come, first-served basis saw scores of senior citizens bring lawn chairs and camp out overnight. Brittany Shammas, Lori Rozsa Washington Post

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U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says

Sun, 2021-01-03 20:50 — mike kraft

U.S. may cut some Moderna vaccine doses in half to speed rollout, official says The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday. Brendan Pierson U.S.

(Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering giving some people half the dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in order to speed vaccinations, a federal official said on Sunday.

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Early vaccination in prisons, a public health priority, proves politically charged

Sun, 2021-01-03 11:31 — mike kraft

Early vaccination in prisons, a public health priority, proves politically charged A shift in Colorado offers an early sign that prisons and jails, which disproportionately hold people of color and have reported some of the most virulent coronavirus outbreaks, are creating daunting dilemmas for state leaders apportioning finite shares of the vaccine. Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post

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Confusion and Shortages Impede Some U.S. Vaccination Campaigns

Sun, 2021-01-03 11:15 — mike kraft

Covid-19 Live News: Confusion and Shortages Impede Some U.S. Vaccination Campaigns India has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and a local version. The virus has taken the life of a young American teacher who became famous for a 2018 video of her students. nytimes

As distribution of Covid-19 vaccines begins to open up to wider segments of the United States population, there have been scenes of chaos across the country.

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New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries

Sat, 2021-01-02 17:48 — mike kraft

New COVID-19 Variant Spreads To Dozens Of Countries The new strain, which likely originated in the U.K. in September, has spread to more than 30 countries across several continents. Meanwhile, the U.S. saw record COVID-19 deaths in December. NPR.org

The coronavirus variant that was first spotted last month in the U.K. has now spread to dozens of countries, likely passed on by infected people who traveled around the world and unknowingly brought the microscopic invaders with them.

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Coronavirus: Israel leads in giving vaccnations, India hold national drill

Sat, 2021-01-02 12:39 — mike kraft

Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab With more than 1m people inoculated, Israel has by far the highest vaccination rate in the world. BBC News

Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global immunisation efforts step up.

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