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As new details emerge about the newly passed $900 billion coronavirus relief package, US public health officials are welcoming the added resources for delivering the vaccine and shoring up other pandemic response activities.
And in global developments, the head of BioNTech said the vaccine it developed with Pfizer likely protects against the UK SARS-CoV-2 variant, as the virus pushed its way to Antarctica for the first time.
Stimulus boost for public health response
Despite the speed of vaccine development and emergency use approval, public health officials have warned that they lack the resources to develop and staff mass immunization campaigns needed to help make the best use of the new tool for battling COVID-19. The vaccine tracker from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that, as of yesterday, about 4.6 million doses had been distributed but only about 614,000 had been administered.
First-in-line health workers show off shots to encourage others to get vaccinated
Hundreds of health-care professionals are sharing pictures and videos of themselves to their personal Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok accounts.
By Angelica LaVitoBloomberg
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Health-care workers nationwide are taking to social media to show they received the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE vaccine, with many using the hashtag #IGotTheShot. They are among the first to receive the vaccine outside of clinical trials after it was authorized for emergency use by regulators. Another shot from Moderna Inc. began rolling out this week.
Methodist Healthcare in Memphis, posted a video on Twitter of workers in scrubs dancing to the song “My Shot,” from the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” In New York City, Lenox Hill Hospital’s neurosurgery department created a TikTok of employees getting vaccinated set to the song “Shots” by LMFAO featuring Lil Jon.
| UPDATED: 11:31, Fri, Dec 18, 2020
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