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'This is a problem ... across the country': Health officials hope to speed up COVID-19 vaccine administration at nursing homes Karen Weintraub and Tony Leys, USA TODAY Are you still contagious after getting the COVID vaccine? Replay Video UP NEXT Nursing homes have been slow to roll out COVID-19 vaccines, but federal, pharmacy and nursing home officials said they are on track to finish the job before the end of the month. But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said those figures underestimate actual vaccinations, because there is a lag between the time shots are ...

Dr. Fauci's comments came during an interview with CNN's State of the Union  The 80-year-old said the US is at a 'critical point' with 200k new cases being reported each day and with 2,000 dying of the virus daily Fauci said it's likely the US will experience a post-holidays surge in the virus, with 85 million people tipped to have traveled for the holiday season Said he agrees with Joe Biden that the darkest days of the pandemic are ahead  Fauci said he feels fine after receiving his vaccine, but had a sore arm for a day He also advised President Trump to get vaccinated but said it's his c...

California remains under statewide lockdown due to surge in number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations Los Angeles County's top public health official said that patients are dying at rate of once every 10 minutes  Health inspectors handed out fines at restaurants and shopping malls to step up enforcement of guidelines  Hospital staff said they are forced to wheel patients into gift shops due to a lack of available room  Officials worry that gatherings during Christmas will fuel another surge that could be evident in a few weeks 

Dr. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University School of Medicine warns of 'vaccine hesitance'  So far, 1.9 million Americans have been inoculated after receiving one of the two available COVID-19 vaccines  Trump administration initially promised to have 20 million Americans vaccinated by the end of December  Reiner blasted Trump for not getting vaccinated on camera and for not mandating face masks nationwide  Trump on Saturday criticized Democrat-led states for imposing lockdown measures during the pandemic President incorrectly said Florida was 'open and doing well' even though COV...

California officials plead with public to stay home on Christmas amid viral surge  Most of state is under stay-at-home order with COVID-19 deaths nearing 24,000  On Christmas Eve, California became first state to reach 2 million cases  Health officials said Thanksgiving gatherings fueled current COVID-19 surge  Hospitals are overrun as officials said there are no more available ICU beds  Largest concentration of hospitalizations is in Southern California, officials said  Los Angeles County is investigating if new COVID-19 strain is more contagious