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Category: Vaccines

Coronavirus, Vaccines

Four mass vaccination sites opening across Washington state this week

January 25, 2021

The sites will be located in Kennewick, Ridgefield, Spokane and Wenatchee.

Coronavirus, Genetics, Vaccines

THE NEW VARIANT COVID-19 STRAIN IS HERE. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

January 24, 2021

“This virus has been working out. It’s gotten faster and more fit. And we need to fight smarter and harder to beat it.”

Coronavirus, Vaccines

How Operation Warp Speed Created Vaccination Chaos

January 19, 2021

States are struggling to plan their vaccination programs with just one week’s notice for how many doses they’ll receive from the federal government.

Coronavirus, Law, Occupational Heatlh, Vaccines

Can your boss require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine?

January 19, 2021

The general rule is yes – with some exceptions.

Coronavirus, Vaccines

The coronavirus vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions

January 19, 2021

If I get the shot, will I still have to wear a mask? When will I know when it’s my turn to get the vaccine? . . .

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Coronavirus, Prevention, Vaccines

Americans have unrealistic expectations for a COVID-19 vaccine

January 15, 2021

Americans say they want a single-dose vaccine that’s 90% effective and 1 in 100 chance causing minor side effects.

Coronavirus, Prevention, Vaccines

5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated

January 15, 2021

“Masks and social distancing will need to continue into the foreseeable future — until we have some level of herd immunity.”

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
Coronavirus, Vaccines

‘No One Knew the Plan’: States Struggle to Increase Vaccinations

January 8, 2021

Vaccine efforts have been hamstrung by a lack of leadership, too little money and the crisis of surging infections.

Coronavirus, Vaccines

COVID Vaccines Appear Safe and Effective, but Key Questions Remain

December 23, 2020

Skepticism resides in many quarters, including “anti-vaxxers”; and people of all stripes with perfectly understandable doubts.

Coronavirus, Vaccines

The coronavirus vaccine: A doctor answers 5 questions

December 18, 2020

How will I know when it’s my turn to get a vaccine? Where will I get a vaccine? I hear that I might still have to wear a mask even after I get vaccinated. Why?

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID
Coronavirus, Hospitals, Vaccines

Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots

December 14, 2020

Hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots that protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Vaccines

Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines

November 18, 2020

The coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna rely heavily on two fundamental discoveries that emerged from federally funded research.

Biotechnology, Coronavirus, Rural Health, Rural Hospitals, Vaccines

Rural hospitals can’t afford ultra-cold freezers to store the leading Covid-19 vaccine

November 11, 2020

The vaccine has to be stored at -70 degrees Celsius. Typical freezers don’t get that cold, making distribution of this vaccine a logistical nightmare.

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Coronavirus, Vaccines

Pfizer vaccine: what an ‘efficacy rate above 90%’ really means

November 11, 2020

Efficacy is the performance of a treatment under ideal and controlled circumstances, and effectiveness is performance under real-world conditions.

Coronavirus, Vaccines

Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine

November 10, 2020

Most officials don’t know how they’ll deal with the difficult storage and transport requirements of Pfizer’s vaccine, especially in hard-hit rural areas.

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