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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. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune 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...

North Carolina health leaders answer frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccine By WBTV Web Staff | December 18, 2020 at 8:47 PM EST - Updated January 26 at 10:36 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina health leaders are answering the most frequently asked questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 70,000 people volunteered in clinical trials for two vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) to see if they are safe and work to prevent COVID-19 illness. Volunteers included Black/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinx, Asians, and others. To date, the vaccines are 95% effective in prevent...

Another 620,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on the way to 185 Texas counties next week The shipments will include more than 460,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine. Director of Occupational Health Stephanie Collins prepares a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination during a media event at Parkland Hospital in Dallas on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. The first Parkland frontline staff and senior leaders received vaccinations at Parkland after receiving a shipment of Pfizer vaccines early Tuesday morning. The COVID-19 Tactical Care Unit has seen a rise in acuity of patients with COVID-19, an...

Anticipating the FDA's emergency-use authorization of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the state of Texas has released a county-by-county list of pharmacies, clinics and hospitals that will receive their allotted shipments. According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state will receive more than 620,000 doses in the second week of vaccine distribution. More than 1,100 providers will get the vaccines. The CDC is expected to deliver 460,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine and 159,900 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. As of Friday, the Moderna vaccine hasn't reached FDA authorization y...

Texas’ second round of COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for smaller hospitals and long-term care facility residents Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune 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 manufa...