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More than 9,200 Texans were hospitalized with COVID-19 yesterday and hospital systems are at to close to their full intensive care unit capacity in several parts of the state, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

COVID-19 Bulletin (12/14/20) Nearly 4,000 new cases added Saturday and Sunday as vaccine distribution begins. By Will Maddox Published in Healthcare Business December 13, 2020 8:36 pm 3,929 cases on Saturday and Sunday, with 12 deaths. Governor Abbott released news that Texas will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to staff members and residents of long-term care facilities starting December 21. Free vaccines from Pfizer will be provided to facilities as part of the federal Pharmacy Partnership f...

Front Page By Allen Rich Dec 14, 2020 Bonham, Texas -- Twenty-five residents of Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home have died from complications related to COVID-19, but vaccinations -- for residents and staff who choose to be inoculated -- could only be two weeks away, according to the Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. On December 11, Gov. Abbott announced that the State of Texas will participate in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, a federal program to vaccinat...

Hospitals and local health departments across Michigan will receive initial doses of Pfizers COVID-19 vaccine in the coming days after it was granted emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Friday night for individuals 16 years of age and older.  Army Gen. Gustave F. Perna, with the federal governments Operation Warp Speed, said Saturday that shipping companies UPS and FedEx will deliver Pfizer’s vaccine to nearly 150 state locations beginning Mo...

REGIONAL—N’West Iowa counties could receive initial shipments of COVID-19 vaccines for certain population groups in time for Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first emergency use authorization for a version of the vaccine jointly developed by pharmaceutical company Pfizer and biotechnology company BioNTech for people ages 16 and older. “The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first COVID-19 vaccine is a significant ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Editors Note: This story was edited at noon on Dec. 11 to add information from Vernon Homes. Editors Note: This story was edited at 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 11 to add information from Valley Cares. BRATTLEBORO — At least one long-term care facility in southern Vermont has been notified it will be receiving COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year. According to Dane Rank, administrator at Thompson House in Brattleboro, HealthDirect, the phar...

Texas is joining the federal government's Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, which is designed to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19, Gov. Greg Abbott says.

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Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BRATTLEBORO — At least one long-term care facility in southern Vermont has been notified it will be receiving COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year. According to Dane Rank, administrator at Thompson House in Brattleboro, HealthDirect, the pharmacy services company contracted to administer the vaccine, will be hosting three vaccination clinics there, on Dec. 28, Jan. 18 and Feb. 8. Staff and residents will be receiving two inj...

Residents and staff of long-term care facilities in Texas will get free access to COVID-19 vaccinations this month.