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The distribution of COVID vaccines has yet to live up to its potential. The original goal: Vaccinate 20 million people by the end of December, higher ups at Operation Warp Speed said. Currently, there have only been 16,525,281 vaccines administered, of which only 2,161,419 have received a second dose.
The reasons vary states holding back vaccines; lack of resources, and even health workers destroying vaccines. Regardless, these delays are putting people in jeopardy of not receiving their second dose on time.
How bad is it if you don’t get your second dose on time?
We don’t know exactly, because there haven’t been studies on it yet. It’s probably not ideal to go too long, experts say, but there’s a little disagreement on how long it’s OK to go between shots.
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It all started with a proposition from a college friend. She suggested that we, along with our two closest friends, challenge ourselves to go vegetarian for a month. We all lived in different states and had stayed connected through fitness programs and book clubs, so it felt like a reasonable new adventure to take together, but I was NOT convinced. It was not an idea that I readily embraced. In fact, I believe my initial response was “hell no.”
Look, I love vegetables: sautéed spinach, broccoli, asparagus, Brussels sprouts they are mainstays on my plate. But I
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With the Pfizer BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine and Moderna’s mRNA-1273 vaccine currently being administered to select groups, the buzz around the COVID-19 vaccine is palpable. Public response to the idea of a vaccine has also grown more favorable, with a national survey from PEW Research Center indicating that 60 percent of Americans would definitely or probably get a vaccine for the coronavirus, up from 51 percent in September.
Yet among many people who are in line to get the vaccine, those who aren’t yet eligible, and those who are hesitant, there are questions about exactly what the side effects of those vaccines are, and how often they occur.