President-elect Biden
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WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden is promising to administer 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in his first 100 days but some of his top advisers are already warning that the early days of that effort are going to be rocky.
The 100-day goal, which would require the Biden team to administer 1 million doses a day, each day, for his first 100 days, would represent a significant ramp-up from the pace set by the Trump administration, which has vaccinated roughly 10.2 million Americans over the course of 30 days.
“The first days of that 100 days may be substantially slower than it will be towards the end,” said Michael Osterholm, a member of Biden’s Covid-19 task force who called the goal “aspirational … but doable.’’ “It’s not going to occur quickly … you’re going to see the ramp-up occurring only when the resources really begin to flow.”
Germany s record death toll is very worrying, says infectious disease institute chief
From CNN s Nadine Schmidt in Berlin
Employees move coffins at a crematorium in Meissen, Germany on January 13. Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty Images
The number of coronavirus fatalities in Germany is very worrying, the head of the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases (RKI) said Thursday, as the country reported its highest single-day pandemic death toll of 1,244.
New Covid-19 infections must reduce massively, Lothar Wieler told journalists in Berlin, adding that intensive care units have never been as exhausted as in recent days.” There are now 5,200 patients being treated in German ICUs with 90% on ventilation.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today announced the launch of an online toolkit to help local journalists craft COVID-19 vaccine education messages that best resonate with their audiences. The toolkit is designed to provide journalists with information and resources to create news reports, public service announcements and other messages related to vaccine safety, effectiveness and distribution.
The toolkit provides in-depth insights into exclusive nationwide research regarding Americans attitudes towards the vaccines, what information the public is seeking about the vaccine and the potential effectiveness of various vaccine education messages. The research, sponsored by NAB and RJI, found a strong majority of Americans are eager for a COVID-19 vaccine and interested in news covera
The National Association of Broadcasters, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) and the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) today anno