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NMSU holds COVID-19 vaccine events on campus From Staff Reports LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State University hosted its first full-scale New Mexico Department of Health COVID-19 vaccination event on Jan. 8, providing space, volunteer personnel and logistical support for the distribution of more than 600 doses of the vaccine to eligible members of the community. Two additional distribution events are scheduled for later this month. The events are open only to those who have received a notification ...

Arizona universities announce COVID-19 vaccination sites starting next week ABC15 and last updated 2021-01-11 16:56:49-05 Universities across Arizona are helping their communities to get vaccinated as they announce COVID-19 vaccination POD sites available starting next week. Grand Canyon University announced Monday that, in partnership with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, it is setting up a walk-through service Point of Dispensing (POD) location for the community. The POD loca...

Towards the end of last week, the HSE said that over 13,000 doses had been administered. Vaccine supplies are an issue. Yesterday, the European Commission extended its contract to purchase another 300 million doses of the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine. This will double the EU order, but the second batch will not begin to be available until the second half of the year. There have been many questions this week as to whether the Commission bought too few vaccines in its first order. Here, people want va...

The state this week will release its plans for how other groups of people will be prioritized when more doses become available.

New record in COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in Orange County Published  OC sets new record in hospitalizations SANTA ANA, Calif. - Orange County set another record for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but the number of those in intensive care fell by 19 and 17 additional fatalities were reported. The number of hospitalized patients increased from 2,236 Tuesday to 2,249 Wednesday as the number of patients in intensive care fell from 504 to 485, according to figures from the Orange County H...

UpdatedThu, Jan 7, 2021 at 6:40 pm PT Replies(4) County officials investigate large sites for vaccination centers, such as school gyms or parking lots, to be central vaccination locations. (Carly Baldwin / Patch Staff Photo) ORANGE COUNTY, CA — As coronavirus infections run rampant across Orange County and the state of California, local officials are working on a plan to help all hospitals vaccinate residents. According to Orange Countys CEO, Frank Kim, medical workers are "swamped" caring fo...

Dec 31, 2020 Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are among the first emergency responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both agencies received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. TVF&R is finalizing training for the people who will give the vaccinations. PF&R started giving vaccinations today. “Four weeks ago, the Federal Government began the largest vaccination distribution in US history, and Firefighters and other EMS providers will play a critical part in ...

The COVID-19 is being distributed to first responders in Oregon.

Dec 31, 2020 Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are among the first emergency responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both agencies received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. TVF&R is finalizing training for the people who will give the vaccinations. PF&R started giving vaccinations today. “Four weeks ago, the Federal Government began the largest vaccination distribution in US history, and Firefighters and other EMS providers will play a critical part in ...

Dec 31, 2020 Portland Fire & Rescue and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue are among the first emergency responders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Both agencies received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19. TVF&R is finalizing training for the people who will give the vaccinations. PF&R started giving vaccinations today. “Four weeks ago, the Federal Government began the largest vaccination distribution in US history, and Firefighters and other EMS providers will play a critical part in ...