Vaccinations

One million Moderna Covid-19 doses will be allocated to US pharmacies next week

Fri, 2021-02-05 20:04 — mike kraft

The US government is expected to begin shipping Covid-19 directly to pharmacies next week, with one million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine being allocated for the initial rollout.

"The program, for the first week, is going to get one million doses of the Moderna vaccine," Kathleen Jaeger, vice president of pharmacy care and patient advocacy for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, said Friday at virtual press briefing.

The Biden administration announced this week that the vaccine rollout, called the federal retail pharmacy program, will launch on Feb. 11. The nation's pharmacies have the capacity to administer 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 30 days, but will need enough doses to do so, according the NACDS.

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Walgreens, CVS beef up protections against threat of 'bot' attacks on vaccine program

Fri, 2021-02-05 12:00 — mike kraft

Walgreens, CVS beef up protections against threat of 'bot' attacks on vaccine program U.S. retailers and pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS Health are preparing for a fresh round of "bot" attacks by scalpers hoping to snap up Covid-19 vaccine appointments as they did hoarding Sony PlayStation 5s and Nike sneakers. Melissa Fares, Richa Naidu, Lisa Baertlein U.S.

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TheHill.com AstraZeneca vaccine works against UK coronavirus variant: study

Fri, 2021-02-05 11:36 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca vaccine works against UK coronavirus variant: study The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine protects against a more transmissible variant of the virus first identified in the United Kingdom, according to research published Friday. Peter Sullivan TheHill

The AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine protects against a more transmissible variant of the virus first identified in the United Kingdom, according to research published Friday.

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Volunteer army helps Florida elders book coveted COVID shots

Fri, 2021-02-05 11:13 — mike kraft

Volunteer army helps Florida elders book coveted COVID shots MIAMI (AP) — Jenn Greenberg is pretty busy helping her kindergartner with virtual classes and taking care of a toddler in her Florida home. But somehow she has also found the time to help dozens... AP NEWS

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Tracking COVID-19 vaccine distribution by state: How many people have been vaccinated in the US?

Fri, 2021-02-05 10:59 — mike kraft

Tracking COVID-19 vaccine distribution by state: How many people have been vaccinated in the US? See how many COVID-19 vaccines your state received, and how many people have been given one so far. Janie Haseman

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U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Down but Eclipse Spring and Summer Peaks

Fri, 2021-02-05 10:38 — mike kraft

U.S. Coronavirus Cases Are Down but Eclipse Spring and Summer Peaks New cases have fallen almost 50 percent since the highest peak, on Jan. 8. Still, the numbers are far higher than at any point before Oct. 1. nytimes

The worst of the current wave of coronavirus infections seems to be behind us, with the seven-day rolling average of new cases trending down in almost every part of the country. Nationally, that average peaked on Jan. 8 at nearly 260,000 new cases; the figure for Feb. 3, 136,442, amounts to a 47 percent drop from that peak.

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Countdown to 'catastrophe:' Inside Europe's fight for COVID shots

Fri, 2021-02-05 10:21 — mike kraft

Countdown to 'catastrophe:' Inside Europe's fight for COVID shots In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union's political leadership, diplomats for the 27 member states were desperate. Francesco Guarascio, John Chalmers U.S.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In a meeting last week in the Europa building in Brussels, home of the European Union’s political leadership, diplomats for the 27 member states were desperate.

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