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Millions of COVID-19 vaccines are sitting unused in U.S. hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign, putting the governments target for 20 million vaccinations this month in

  >>  Reuters Published: 24 Dec 2020 08:07 AM BdST Updated: 24 Dec 2020 08:07 AM BdST A vial of the Pfizer vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) used at The Reservoir nursing facility is shown in West Hartford, Connecticut, US, December 18, 2020. REUTERS Millions of COVID-19 vaccines are sitting unused in US hospitals and elsewhere a week into the massive inoculation campaign, putting the governments target for 20 million vaccinations this month in doubt. "); } As of Wednesda...

5-MIN READ Millions of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Remain Unused in US, Putting 2020 Goal in Doubt Reuters senior correspondent Aislinn Laing gives a blood sample at a medical facility before receiving a dose of vaccine or placebo of Johnson & Johnsons COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial at Colina area, Santiago, Chile, November 20, 2020. Picture taken November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado As of Wednesday morning, only 1 million shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had been given, about one-...

At this rate, it will be tough for U.S. officials to follow through on their goal to vaccinate 20 million people by the end of the month. Blame for the slow vaccination pace largely stems from logistics; hospitals reportedly said the first vaccinations began last Monday amid efforts to find employees to run new vaccination clinics, as well as ensuring social distancing and preparing the frozen shots for injection. According to Reuters, some hospitals only conducted 100 vaccinations on the firs...

The St Kitts Nevis Observer Photo Reuters: FILE PHOTO: Fourth-year medical student Anna Roesler administers the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Indiana University Health, Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 16, 2020. In an interesting technique innovation, she appears to be trying to administer the shot by sticking the needle through a bandaid. NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. states, facing a backlog in administering coronavirus vaccines, are ask...

Trumps threat to veto Covid relief bill is holding up $9 billion in state vaccine funding CNBC 12/24/2020 Noah Higgins-Dunn Trumps attack threatens to derail $8.75 billion in desperately needed funding that states thought they were getting to help with vaccine distribution efforts. States and counties have already had to cut spending and suspend capital infrastructure projects to fund pandemic response efforts. Roughly 9.5 million doses have been distributed and just over 1 mi...

Florida governor plans to sign executive order to ensure seniors are vaccinated first From CNNs Sara Weisfeldt and Rosa Flores Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference in Pensacola, Florida, on December 23. Pool/WEAR-TV Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to issue an executive order to ensure seniors, over the age of 65, are the first members of the general public to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. The announcement was made Wednesday during a press conference in Pensacola.   DeSan...

By   Dec 22, 2020 07:50 PM EST After States and counties have been left to handle their share of the first batch of vaccines, distribution became chaotic.   In a rural hospital in Arkansas, the 975 doses per tray of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains way too many, but splitting trays into smaller shipments has risks. That is an example of the logistical issues in safely getting the Pfizer vaccine to rural health care workers. Another is once the vaccine is out of the freezer at 94 degrees belo...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This pandemic has been marked by confusing, contradictory messages from the top. And the federal governments distribution of coronavirus vaccines to the states has followed the same pattern. Over the weekend, the man in charge of the rollout, General Gus Perna, bluntly admitted that he had failed. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) GUS PERNA: I failed. I am adjusting. I am fixing. And we will move forward from there. SHAPIRO: Perna took responsibility after more than a dozen s...

Millions of U.S. vaccine doses sitting unused, putting 2020 goal in doubt Dec. 24, 2020 05:44 am JST Jan. 24 | 12:07 am JST WASHINGTON The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below. © Thomson Reuters 2020. ©2021 GPlusMedia Inc. Dec. 24, 2020 06:56 am JST The Trump administration promised to vaccinate 20 million by the end of the year while providing little fun...