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What started as a week of triumph and hope for Florida in its fight against COVID-19 has ended in frustration and confusion, with the anticipated number of doses in future weeks sharply reduced and the rollout to nursing homes in flux. Adding to the confusion is a lack of transparency from public officials, who have failed to provide requested information and clarification about which nursing homes will receive the first allotment of the vaccine or what criteria was used in selecting those ...

Rockaway Townsquare Mall in Rockaway Township is to be one of six COVID-19 “Mega Vaccine Centers” – and Morris County Freeholders are applauding the move. In a joint statement issued Friday afternoon, board members said they “are proud to be partners with Atlantic Health System and the State of New Jersey in this very important effort to stem the devastating tide of COVID-19. “By launching this massive vaccination center in our backyard, we will bring the vaccine not on...

East Texas hospitals, clinics, health districts, pharmacies to get COVID-19 vaccines in Week 2 By Gary Bass | December 19, 2020 at 1:46 PM CST - Updated December 19 at 2:08 PM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas Department of State Health Services has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship more than 600,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties over the next week. As part of the next round of vaccine shipments, the CDC will deliv...

OSWEGATCHIE — With the first round of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines expected to arrive Jan. 5, the Ogdensburg Rehabilitation and Senior Care facility is approaching 200 total cases of COVID-19 as the nursing home enters its fourth week of dealing with a coronavirus outbreak. Of the nearly 150 total people who resided at the Ogdensburg site in late November, 124 residents — more than 80% — have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the outbreak began the weekend before Thanks...

Holly Ainsworth, a nursing intern at the University of Texas, prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Stephanie Vasquez in Austin. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday. The Texas allocation will include 159,900 do...

North Carolina health leaders answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine By WBTV Web Staff | December 18, 2020 at 8:47 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 10:36 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina health leaders are answering the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 70,000 people volunteered in clinical trials for two vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) to see if they are safe and work to prevent COVID-19 illness. Volunteers included Black/African...

Another 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on the way to 185 Texas counties next week The shipments will include more than 460,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. Director of Occupational Health Stephanie Collins prepares a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination during a media event at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The first Parkland frontline staff and senior leaders received vaccinations at Parkland after receiving a shipment of Pfizer vaccines early Tues...

Anticipating the FDAs emergency-use authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the state of Texas has released a county-by-county list of pharmacies, clinics and hospitals that will receive their allotted shipments. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state will receive more than 620,000 doses in the second week of vaccine distribution. More than 1,100 providers will get the vaccines. The CDC is expected to deliver 460,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 159,90...

Texas’ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals and long-term care facility residents Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday. The Texas allocation will include 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, m...