States, counties and cities say they are running out of coronavirus vaccines, leading to canceled or postponed appointments for thousands of people even as the country tries to ramp up the pace of vaccinations. Health officials are desperate for clarity from the federal government on vaccine shipments, saying they need accurate numbers for planning weeks in advance. Instead, the figures have been...
Amid growing reports of severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines, regulators are warning people with a history of such reactions to take precautions before they get their shots. Experts say the number one suspect for these reactions is an ingredient commonly found in cosmetics, other medicine and laxatives called polyethylene glycol, or PEG. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
A new controversy over how to get the people most at risk of COVID-19 to the Fair Park vaccination hub pits Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson against several city council members. Johnson ordered the council members’ request for registration support to be denied on Wednesday, then Thursday night proposed a very similar plan himself. It comes as Dallas County Commissioners are still grappling with...
In late December, the West African nation of Guinea injected 25 of its senior officials with doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Unshaken by safety concerns, national leaders took to state TV to celebrate. “We are the guinea pigs,” one said. Nearly a month later, there has still not been a single dose of a licensed Western vaccine administered on the continent of Africa – even as...
Nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Boston after a contractor accidentally unplugged a freezer, hospital officials announced Thursday. Staff at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center discovered on Tuesday that a freezer had failed, compromising 1,900 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The plug to the freezer was found to be loose after a...
We took another close look at the vaccine rollout in the San Francisco Bay Area this week and found that while scarcity of supply remains a problem, counties and health care providers are beginning to make progress with infrastructure for implementation, whether launching a dashboard reporting vaccine data or creating a mass vaccine site. Counties are administering vaccines based on the state’s...
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States has been chaotic, but the bottom line is this: Two highly safe and effective vaccines are available, and millions of doses have already been given. Health officials are also optimistic that distribution will get better, and President Joe Biden has set an ambitious goal of doling out 100 million more doses of the vaccine by his 100th day in office...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is willing to consider almost anything to boost the nation’s dwindling supply of Covid-19 vaccines. A new strategy document released Thursday, totaling nearly 200 pages, offers the first clear list of the options President Biden has before him, though it doesn’t specifically say he’ll actually take all of the steps. On the list are some controversial ideas...
STONE HAS THE STORY. ALEXANDRA: PEOPLE FILED IN TO CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH WEDNESDAY READY TO GET THE COVID 19 VACCINE, THIS CLINIC, SET UP FOR HEATHCARE WORKERS IN PHASE 1A >> THIS IS EVERYBODY FROM PHYSICIANS TO NURSES T PHARMACIES TO LABS TO THERAPIES TO MENTAL HEALTH SO ITS A VERY LARGE GROUP WE NEED TO MAK VACCINE EASY AND AVAILABLE. GIVEN THE CHALLENGES THAT WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT NOW...
A number of Chicago-area health systems expect, within days, to begin inviting patients ages 65 and older to make appointments to get COVID-19 vaccines, and Walgreens is already allowing some seniors and essential workers to schedule shots. The notifications will come as Illinois prepares to move Monday to the next phase of vaccinations, which will include people ages 65 and older and front-line...