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Vaccine effort complicated by need to balance scarce first and second doses.

Tue, 2021-02-09 18:59 — mike kraft
US vaccine drive complicated by 1st, 2nd dose juggling act The U.S. has entered a tricky phase of the COVID-19 vaccination effort as providers try to ramp up the number of people getting first shots while also ensuring a growing number of others get... AP NEWS
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More on pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccines:

Tue, 2021-02-09 18:47 — mike kraft
Pharmacies now offering COVID-19 vaccines: Here's what you need to know CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart are among 21 chains and networks getting immunization shots from U.S. this week. Kate Gibson cbsmoneywatch

The effort to immunize more Americans against the coronavirus now includes major retail pharmacy chains.

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U.S. to start sending COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers

Tue, 2021-02-09 18:01 — mike kraft
U.S. to start sending COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers The U.S. government will begin shipping COVID-19 vaccines directly to community health centers next week in an effort to speed vaccinations and ensure doses are reaching vulnerable people, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. Carl O’Donnell, Manas Mishra U.S.
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Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites

Tue, 2021-02-09 12:47 — mike kraft
Uber and Walgreens to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccine sites Uber and Walgreens are partnering to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in an effort to expand vaccine availability in communities of color. Jordan Williams TheHill

Uber and Walgreens are partnering to offer free rides to COVID-19 vaccination sites in an effort to expand vaccine availability in communities of color.

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USG is considering use of mobile vaccine centers to facilitate shots

Tue, 2021-02-09 11:49 — mike kraft
US considers mobile vaccination centers to tackle "undersupply" of shots, White House adviser says Getting Covid-19 vaccination appointments has been a challenge for many Americans because "we're in a situation of undersupply" of vaccine, according to Andy Slavitt, the senior Biden White House adviser for Covid Response. By Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Kara Fox and Christopher Johnson, CNN CNN

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Overview: COVID-19 International brief developments

Tue, 2021-02-09 11:39 — mike kraft
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus The head of the World Health Organization-led team in Wuhan that is investigating the origins of COVID-19 said that cold chain transmission of the virus was a possibility and warranted further investigation. Reuters Staff U.S.

* Germany is planning to spend nearly 9 billion euros this year to buy up to 635.1 million COVID-19 vaccines as part of the European Union’s procurement scheme and national deals.

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WHO team says COVID-19 likely originated in bats, rules out labatory leak

Tue, 2021-02-09 11:08 — mike kraft
COVID may have taken 'convoluted path' to Wuhan, WHO team leader says The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus via frozen food is a possibility that warrants further investigation, but he ruled out a lab leak. Josh Horwitz, David Stanway U.S.
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Some states are not counting Covid-19 antigen tests in tally

Tue, 2021-02-09 10:38 — mike kraft
Covid-19 antigen tests not counted among cases in some states, CNN analysis shows Antigen test results still are not included in the total count of Covid-19 cases for some states -- not even as probable cases, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN
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White House warns against loosening COVID restrictions as states do just that

Tue, 2021-02-09 10:23 — mike kraft
White House warns against loosening COVID restrictions as states do just that Massachusetts, New York and Iowa are among those relaxing restrictions. ABC News ABC News
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Numbers of vaccinated increase but but maskless football fans fuel worries

Mon, 2021-02-08 18:13 — mike kraft
Vaccine drive gains speed, but maskless fans fuel worries The drive to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus is gaining speed and newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in three months, but authorities worry that raucous Super Bowl... AP NEWS

The drive to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus is gaining speed and newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in three months, but authorities worry that raucous Super Bowl celebrations could fuel new outbreaks.

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