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Friday, December 18, 2020 This Week’s Dose Congress is close to a deal to fund the government as well as provide further coronavirus (COVID-19) relief, although work will continue over the weekend. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, and is expected to Congress Congress Expected to Finalize $900 Billion in COVID-19 Relief. House and Senate lawmakers are reportedly nearing a deal on COVID-19 relief and stimulus legislation th...

Vermont Vaccinates Health Care Workers, Long-Term Care Facilities for Coronavirus © AP Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters after voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in his hometown of Berlin, Vt. Scott said he voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president because he believes the former vice president can do more to bring the country together. He said it was the first time in his life he’s voted for a Democrat. Vermont is vaccinating its health care workers and long-term care f...

Vermont Vaccinates Health Care Workers, Long-Term Care Facilities for Coronavirus © AP Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters after voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in his hometown of Berlin, Vt. Scott said he voted for Democrat Joe Biden for president because he believes the former vice president can do more to bring the country together. He said it was the first time in his life he’s voted for a Democrat. Vermont is vaccinating its health care workers and long-term care f...

Dear Editor, A vaccine was recently approved for emergency use. If you want our lives to get back to some semblance of normal, please plan to take the vaccine when it becomes available. Unless a significant number of us do, the pandemic will continue to plague us and take our lives. Yes, the vaccine was developed in record time, but that is something that needed to happen. Back in 2004, I joined a colleague, Jim Turner, in introducing HR 4258, The Rapid Pathogen Identification to Delivery of Cu...

By Keith Gushard Meadville Tribune Dec 16, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 TITUSVILLE — Titusville Area Hospital was one of seven Pennsylvania hospitals Tuesday to receive a shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Titusville received 975 doses of the vaccine to be given to health care workers in the Titusville area. Vaccines will be administered this week to hospital employees and selected healthcare and emergency serv...

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Allentown Campus, Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes Barre General Hospital, and St. Luke’s Sacred Heart in Allentown, as well as their Anderson campus in Easton and their Bethlehem campus, are set to receive the vaccine, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. “This is a pivotal moment in our fight against COVID,” Jeffrey Jahre, MD, infectious disease expert and St. Luke’s Senior Vice President of Medical and Academic Affairs, ...

Jackson County reports two more COVID-19 deaths; 86 new cases Jackson County Public Health reported two more deaths attributed to coronavirus, bringing the county death toll to 52 since the pandemic began. Posted: Dec 15, 2020 12:48 PM Updated: Dec 15, 2020 12:49 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt MEDFORD, Ore. — Jackson County Public Health on Tuesday reported two more deaths attributed to coronavirus, bringing the county death toll to 52 since the pandemic began. According to the agency, an 88-...

Contact: Media Relations (404) 639-3286 Last night, I was proud to sign the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ recommendation to use Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 and older. This official CDC recommendation follows Friday’s FDA decisionexternal icon to authorize the emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine. As COVID-19 cases continue to surge throughout the U.S., CDC’s recommendation comes at a critical time. Initial COVID-19 vaccination is set to start as early as Mon...

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-14 06:48 Share CLOSE In this file photo illustration taken on Nov 23, 2020, shows a syringe and a bottle reading "COVID-19 Vaccine" next to the Pfizer company logo. [Photo/Agencies] WASHINGTON - Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield said on Sunday he has signed the recommendation of a key CDC advisory group to use the COVID-19 vaccine of American drugmaker Pfizer in p...

Initial COVID-19 vaccination is set to start as early as Monday, says Robert Redfield, adding it is the next step in the efforts to protect Americans, reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and help restore some normalcy to the lives of the American people and the country. Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield said on Sunday he has signed the recommendation of a key CDC advisory group to use the COVID-19 vaccine of American drugmaker Pfizer i...