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Supermarket shoppers have reported seeing queues and empty shelves similar to those from the start of the UK’s first coronavirus lockdown. The busy conditions come despite repeated calls not to panic-buy after a new variant of coronavirus in the south-east of England caused France to stop freight travelling from the UK. Kevin Edger said he had to go to three supermarkets for his shopping in Bridgend, Wales, on Monday after being met with empty shelves in Sainsbury’s – he also queued for a...

Copy shortlink: More than 1,000 health care workers were vaccinated against COVID-19 this week in Minnesota, but the good news was offset by a 45% drop in the expected supply of vaccine to the state next week. Minnesota received 46,800 doses of the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as planned this week, but learned that it would be receiving only 33,150 doses next week compared with the 58,000 it had anticipated. Reduced deliveries upset state health officials across the count...

Mayo Clinic administers its first COVID-19 vaccines Mayo Clinic administers its first COVID-19 vaccines By Meghan Grey | December 18, 2020 at 11:01 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 11:01 PM ROCHESTER, Minn. (KEYC) — Six health care staffers at the Mayo Clinic rolled up their sleeves to receive the first COVID-19 vaccinations. “Now we hopefully have a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s really the first very hopeful things that we’ve had to look forward to throughout this,” Dr...

Even though she was wearing a mask, the joy and excitement in Abigail Carters eyes was clear, when she was given her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Carter was among the doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists who helped diagnose and take care of some of Olmsted County’s first COVID-19 patients back in March.  Nearly 10 months later, she’s relishing this hopeful moment.  "This is such a big day, and this is a big step,” she said. “Its the light at the end of the...

Photos: Mayos super six receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine The "super six" consisted of Registered Nurse, Abigail Carter, a Medical ICU nurse; Registered Nurse, Meera Patel, a Medical ICU nurse; Adam Skow, a respiratory therapist; Registered Nurse, Madeline Weiman, a Medical ICU nurse; Dr. Sean Caples, a pulmonologist and critical care medicine specialist; who all five treated a patient with the first suspected case of COVID-19, which turned out to be negative; and Dr. Casey Cle...