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Getting the COVID-19 vaccine requires two doses, and some frontline workers at Memorial Hospital got their second shot on Tuesday.

A doctor told our sister station that people should still get the second dose, even if it's after the ideal window of time.

Jan 16, 2021 Residents and staff at the Blossom Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Salem received their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine this week. Blossom partnered with Walgreen’s and Walgreen’s pharmacists came to administer the Pfizer vaccine. Shown here are Michelle Shields, assistant director of nursing, and resident Mabel Weston. Weston said “she is doing her part to make this virus go away!” NEWSLETTER Im interested in (please check all that apply) Daily Newsletter

1:57 Onondaga County is informing the residents anticipating their second dose of all the necessary action that must be taken to ensure the process is efficient and effective. County Executive Ryan McMahon said anyone who received a first dose of the vaccine from the county will be contacted when it is time to schedule a second dose. However, McMahon said it is essential to get a second vaccine dose at the same place that you got your first vaccine dose. “We have been giving Moderna. The Fair...

During a January 14 press conference, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock expressed frustration over the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations, particularly among communities of color and other vulnerable demographics — and new statistics from Denver Public Health underscore his concerns. The first vaccines arrived in Colorado on December 14, just over a month ago. Phase 1A of the vaccination program, which focuses in part on residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted-living centers, is suppos...

Editors note: Reminder that you are still required to make an appointment ahead of time for any of these vaccination events. Once the health department approves your request it will issue you a confirmation number that you should bring with you to your appointment time. Original story: If you’re one of the thousands of Houstonians lucky enough to have received a shot of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine from the Houston Health Department since it kicked-off public vaccinations to those who quali...

Shutterstock / The Atlantic It was anarchy at the deli counter. On Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood, a couple dozen masked people had crowded into a corner of a Giant supermarket, where they swiveled their heads warily. As I approached them, a slightly haggard man in an orange down jacket stopped me. “Here for the extra vaccine doses?” asked the man, who was part of the group, not a Giant employee. He handed me a scrap of paper with the number 24 scrawled on it. Fo...

The President-elect of the US, Joe Biden, received his second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the deadly coronavirus, on Monday afternoon in Delaware and urged everyone to get their shot when it's time. "Folks, I just received the second dose of my COVID-19 vaccine — and just like the first dose, it was safe, quick, and painless," he assured everyone on Twitter. "I urge everyone to get vaccinated once it’s your turn. Because only together can we save lives a...

The goal? to get 2,000 people vaccinated every day. >> reporter: so far just 35% of the 25 million vaccines across the country distributed have gotten into peoples arms. president-elect joe biden plans to start releasing nearly all available vaccine instead of holding back second doses. today, he got his second dose. >> 3,000 to 4,000 people a day dying is just beyond the pale. its just wrong. and we can do a lot to change it. >> reporter: january on track to be the worst month of the pandemic. ...

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 10 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday received a second dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech anti-coronavirus vaccine, along with Health Minister Yuli Edelstein, CNN reported.