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USA TODAY In late December, the idea that safe, effective vaccines against COVID-19 had been created in less than a year seemed miraculous – a triumph of science and American ingenuity. It took only six weeks to tarnish that image.  Pride in the remarkable feat has been replaced by confusion, accusations of unfairness, frustrating waits and the nightmare of vaccine vials gathering dust while tens of thousands of people die of what is now a preventable disease.  Even people leading the effort are at a loss to explain how and why things took such a bad turn so fast.  "I would love t...

In Alamogordo, New Mexico, Florence Nightingale is known for being a bit cantankerous. She’s an older, bigger lady and when she stops working, she often needs some gentle coaxing before she’ll start again. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed her to the brink, and working so much overtime depleted her tank. She spent the holiday break getting some much-needed pampering. Flo, as her friends call her, is a 40-foot Winnebago turned into a mobile nurse's station. She's Alamogordo Public Schools' most lauded health care provider, purchased with CARES funding.  Her most frequent passenger? S...

Lori Torres was nervous about returning to teaching in-person this week in Chicago. Torres, 47, teaches Spanish to all grades at her preK-8 school and has a medical condition that puts her at increased risk for COVID-19, but her request to continue to teach from home hadn't been approved. Her short-term concern was addressed when the Chicago Teachers Union voted to stay remote while union and city leaders haggled over the safety of working conditions in buildings. But Torres' long-term concern – getting a vaccine before she returns to Monroe Elementary School – is unresolved. Chic...

New U.S cases of the coronavirus have fallen 35% from their Jan. 11 peak, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. The average number of daily cases has fallen to about 162,000, from 249,000.  And there are positive signs for hospitalization: The COVID Tracking Project said Wednesday that "the number of people currently hospitalized with COVID-19 is decreasing in every major US region." About 107,000 Americans were hospitalized because of the virus Tuesday, down from a peak of more than 130,000 three weeks ago. Dr. Anthony Fauci said this week that the improvement in n...

Sparrow Health System recently vaccinated 200 Lansing city employees including Mayor Andy Schor as a part of an invitation-only pilot program, but according to Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail in a media briefing Tuesday, it has not created a set-back in COVID-19 vaccine availability.