COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Laredo by end of the week, officials report
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Mindy Warren, employee health manager, right, prepares a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination for Robert Luckey, COVID ICU nurse, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston. A group of front line medical workers at Memorial Hermann Hospital were some of the first to receive the recently approved vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine was almost 95 percent effective at preventing patients from contracting COVID-19 and caused no major side effects in a trial of nearly 44,000 people.Brett Coomer/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Dr Linda Yancey, infections disease specialist, receives a dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination from Mindy Warren Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston. A group of front line medical workers at Memorial Hermann Hospital were some of the first to receive the recently approved vaccine. The Pfizer vaccine was almost 95 percent effective at preventing pati
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December 14, 2020 3:55 PM
File: Five doses of COVID-19 vaccine is held by SPC Angel Laureano at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on December 14, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
With the emergency approval of at least two different COVID-19 vaccines, the end may finally be in sight for this ongoing pandemic. But given the polarized moment, the sometimes confusing official messaging, and even outright misinformation surrounding the approval process, some folks may be hesitant to get vaccinated. Some may even be concerned that they could be forced to do so as a condition of employment.
Cedars-Sinai Receives Its First COVID-19 Vaccines Tuesday, Orange County Hospitals On Wednesday Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center received its first supply of coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday, while hospitals in Orange County will begin receiving shipments on Wednesday.
The prominent nonprofit Los Angeles hospital reported Monday that the first healthcare workers to be vaccinated will be those working in intensive care units and its emergency departments. It’s unclear exactly how many doses it was receiving.
Cedars-Sinai will be storing the vaccine in ultra-cold freezers that keep temperatures below minus-80 degrees Celsius. Pharmacists are overseeing the handling of the doses.
Coronavirus live updates: Breakthrough home test gets OK from FDA; 1 in 6 who share home with COVID patient will get sick Jorge L. Ortiz, Jessica Flores and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
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Coronavirus live updates: Breakthrough home test gets OK from FDA; 1 in 6 who share home with COVID patient will get sick Jorge L. Ortiz, Jessica Flores and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
COVID-19 has now killed 300,000 Americans
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USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as vaccines begin to roll out nationwide. Just this week, the US marked the stark milestone of more than 300,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic
.
Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates on vaccine distribution, including who is getting the shots and where, as well as other important COVID-19 news from across the USA TODAY Network.