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/ Holly Ainsworth, a nursing intern at the University of Texas, prepares to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to nurse Stephanie Vasquez in Austin. Some 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines are expected to land at 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties starting Monday, including smaller and rural hospitals left out of the first shipment of doses this week, state health officials said Friday. The Texas allocation will include 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, most of them earmarked for long-term care facility residents, and 460,500 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Moderna, which won federal em...

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What started as a week of triumph and hope for Florida in its fight against COVID-19 has ended in frustration and confusion, with the anticipated number of doses in future weeks sharply reduced and the rollout to nursing homes in flux. Adding to the confusion is a lack of transparency from public officials, who have failed to provide requested information and clarification about which nursing homes will receive the first allotment of the vaccine or what criteria was used in selecting those homes. “There is no time to waste!” Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a tweet posted at 10:21 p.m. Thu...

Rockaway Townsquare Mall in Rockaway Township is to be one of six COVID-19 “Mega Vaccine Centers” – and Morris County Freeholders are applauding the move. In a joint statement issued Friday afternoon, board members said they “are proud to be partners with Atlantic Health System and the State of New Jersey in this very important effort to stem the devastating tide of COVID-19. “By launching this massive vaccination center in our backyard, we will bring the vaccine not only to Morris County residents, but also to our neighbors and families throughout North Jersey as we ...

East Texas hospitals, clinics, health districts, pharmacies to get COVID-19 vaccines in Week 2 By Gary Bass | December 19, 2020 at 1:46 PM CST - Updated December 19 at 2:08 PM TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Texas Department of State Health Services has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to ship more than 600,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 1,100 providers in 185 Texas counties over the next week. As part of the next round of vaccine shipments, the CDC will deliver 469,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to continue with eff...