Hundreds of people (some in their pajamas) rush to three Washington state clinics in the middle of the night to get COVID-19 vaccine after broken freezer left 1,650 doses at risk of spoiling
A freezer containing 1,650 doses of the Moderna vaccine at Kaiser Permanente in Seattle failed around 8.50pm on Thursday
Doses were sent to two University of Washington Medical Center campuses, in Northwest and Montlake and Swedish Medical Center
The centers tweeted on social media and were able to fill the appointments within 30 to 45 minutes
Clinicians vaccinated people between 11pm and 3am and say none of the doses spoiled or were wasted
Joe Biden Reinstates Travel Restrictions To Combat Coronavirus Pandemic
With coronavirus pandemic numbers continuing to reach highs across the globe, on Monday President Joe Biden reinstated travel restrictions to the United States for non-citizens from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the Schengen Area of Europe, according to a report by
This comes after former president Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 18 to lift travel restrictions on visitors from the countries, which would have gone into effect on January 26. Biden s transition team opposed the measure at the time over concerns of rising cases and the emergence of more contagious variants.