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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is requiring states to submit personal information of people vaccinated against Covid-19 — including names, birth dates, ethnicities and addresses, raising alarms among state officials who fear that a federal vaccine registry could be misused.

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White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:22 — mike kraft

White House task force warns states that vaccines will not reduce Covid spread until late spring The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring. Kevin Liptak, CNN CNN

(CNN) The White House coronavirus task force is warning states that current vaccination plans won't reduce the spread of the disease until at least the late spring.

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Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge.

Wed, 2020-12-09 09:12 — mike kraft

Getting a vaccine has been a huge undertaking. How all 50 states scramble to dole them out is the next massive challenge. A USA TODAY survey finds most states are ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers but maybe not all who are next in line. YahooNews

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COVID-19 Data Release Shows Where Hospitals Around The Country Are Filling Up

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:46 — mike kraft

New data released by the Department of Health and Human Services on Monday gives the most detailed picture to date of how COVID-19 is stressing individual hospitals in the United States.

The information provides nationwide data on hospital capacity and bed use at a hospital-by-hospital level. This is the first time the federal agency has released the COVID-19 hospital data it collects at the facility level. Previously, HHS released data aggregated at the state level only.

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Biden lays out plan to combat covid in first 100 days, including requiring masks on interstate buses, trains

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:28 — mike kraft

Biden lays out plan to combat covid in first 100 days, including requiring masks on interstate buses, trains The president-elect also pledged to take steps to enable “the majority of our schools” to reopen and stay open. Amy Goldstein Washington Post

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Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden pledges to deliver 100M doses in 100 days; US reaches 15M infections; Trump holds vaccinne "summit"

Tue, 2020-12-08 18:17 — mike kraft

Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden pledges to deliver 100M doses in 100 days; US reaches 15M infections; Ohio-State Michigan football game off The US surpassed 15 million coronavirus cases Tuesday – with almost exactly 1 in 22 Americans testing positive. Latest COVID-19 news. John Bacon, Elinor Aspegren and Grace Hauck USA TODAY

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Amid history of mistreatment, doctors struggle to sell Black Americans on coronavirus vaccine

Tue, 2020-12-08 11:07 — mike kraft

Amid history of mistreatment, doctors struggle to sell Black Americans on coronavirus vaccine Black doctors, scientists ramp up campaign with U.S. government as vaccine distribution draws near. Lola Fadulu Washington Post

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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

Tue, 2020-12-08 10:26 — mike kraft

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped -- over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for a... AP NEWS

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped -- over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for a challenge just as the coronavirus erupted.

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