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A tiny Florida health care company received more of the federal government’s scarce supply of Evusheld than some of the state’s big hospitals.

As COVID-19 continues to spread in Illinois, demand is growing for a treatment — called monoclonal antibodies — that’s been shown to help keep high-risk people out of the hospital.

Some providers say they don’t have enough of the treatments on-hand, while others say they’re limited by staffing shortages

Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine that proves "safe and effective." It may not prevent infection in everyone who gets it, but it still could eventually stop the pandemic. Here's how.

A disproportionate number of people with weakened immune systems are ending up in Bay...

Northwestern plans to lift the testing mandate for fully vaccinated and asymptomatic community members this summer, according to Vice President for Operations Luke Figora. Figora was joined by Feinberg Profs. Richard D’Aquila and Michael Ison at a Wednesday Faculty Assembly meeting on a panel that addressed faculty questions about NU’s COVID-19 response and planned return to in-person operation. NU’s forthcoming decisions, like the testing mandate, will follow public health guidelines as ...

From that day on, Aquino said, his life completely changed. He was placed on a ventilator and given convalescent plasma before being transferred to a different hospital, according to a press release from Northwestern Medicine. There, he was treated using an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine, which pumps and oxygenates an individuals blood outside their body. Aquino was taken off ECMO after two months, but his lungs struggled to recover, and he remained on a ventilator. "Rena...

Vaccine dos and donts: Five important things to remember about COVID-19 jabs Those who received their COVID-19 vaccines must wait for at least 15 minutes before leaving the vaccination site. January 26, 2021 09:40 GMT The race to get vaccinated is as real as it gets as people from all over the world are doing what they can in order to be included in the priority list for vaccination. If you are among those who are scheduled for vaccination soon, then there are some things that you must not forg...

10 Covid-19 vaccine dos and donts CNN 1/25/2021 By Sandee LaMotte, CNN © Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Pharmacist Preston Young administers a Moderna Covid-19 vaccination during a drive-thru clinic on January 13 in Santa Rosa, California. Its an all-out sprint to get Americans vaccinated against the deadly novel coronavirus. As you prepare to get your shot, here are 10 actions experts suggest doing -- and avoiding. DO: Get your vaccine when its your turn. You should be able ...

What to do, and not do, before and after your COVID-19 vaccine shot Share Updated: 10:54 AM EST Jan 25, 2021 By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Share Updated: 10:54 AM EST Jan 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript in order to vaccinate more people, we need more vaccines and we depend entirely on the federal government for the weekly supply. We want a vaccine for every Colorado right now, but to put things in perspective, were expecting about 83,000 next week. Theres 5....