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6:35pm Jan 15, 2021

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COVID-19 Supply Deal Lets Vaccine Maker Earmark Doses For Employees And Their Families

by Sydney Lupkin

Emergent BioSolutions is under contract with Operation Warp Speed to make COVID-19 vaccines, but the terms could allow employees and their families to get vaccinated ahead of schedule.
4:25pm Jan 15, 2021

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Novant Health To Open COVID-19 Vaccination Site At Former Sears in Hanes Mall

by April Laissle

The former Sears at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem will soon become a Novant Health COVID-19 vaccination site.
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6:16pm Jan 14, 2021

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As COVID-19 Ravages His Force, LAPD Chief Looks To Boost Confidence In Vaccine

An informal survey found that 60% of Los Angeles police employees would get the vaccine when it's available to them. LAPD Chief Michel Moore describes how the department plans to increase that number.

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3:42pm Jan 14, 2021

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Forsyth County Aiming To Open Vaccinations To Those 65+ In Coming Weeks

by April Laissle

Forsyth County is preparing to open COVID-19 vaccinations to people age 65 and older. But Public Health Director Joshua Swift says they may have to wait a while, given the overwhelming demand they'
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3:40pm Jan 12, 2021

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Trump Administration Urges States To Open COVID-19 Vaccination To Everyone Over 65

The federal government announced several big changes to its vaccine plans, upending earlier guidance about whom to prioritize for the next phase.
$Older adults and first responders wait in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine late last month at the Lakes Regional Library in Fort Myers, Fla.$
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3:36pm Jan 11, 2021

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Math Problem: What's The Best Strategy For COVID-19 Vaccination?

by Joe Palca

Even if the Biden administration releases all available doses of COVID-19 vaccines, supplies will remain limited. How best to use that limited supply is a question mathematicians can help answer.

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6:40pm Jan 08, 2021

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Biden's Plan To Release More Vaccine Is A Gamble. Is It Worth The Risk?

Experts argue that pushing out more COVID-19 vaccine doses to states sooner may be a good idea, even if it means there's a chance some people's second dose gets delayed.
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5:55pm Jan 08, 2021

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Lebanon's Full Hospitals Turn Away Coronavirus Patients Amid Record Daily Cases

by Ruth Sherlock

A coronavirus surge is overwhelming hospitals, leading doctors to tell families to care for sick loved ones at home instead. Health workers fear New Year's parties could have led to further spikes.
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11:15am Jan 08, 2021

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Here's How The U.S. Can Jump Start Its Sluggish COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

With case and death counts still surging, the pressure is on to vaccinate as many people as possible. Here's what it will take to get more Americans their shots, fast.
8:45am Jan 07, 2021

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Health Policy Expert Says Collaboration Is Key In Vaccine Rollout

by Bethany Chafin

Phase 1a of the state’s vaccination plan focused on health care workers and long-term care staff and residents. Now, some areas are expanding that to include individuals who are over 75.
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6:51pm Jan 06, 2021

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After Slow Start, Europeans Call For Quicker Vaccines Against COVID-19

by Eleanor Beardsley

From France to Germany to The Netherlands, citizens are venting frustration over the pace of the mass vaccination program.
5:21pm Jan 05, 2021

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Most N.C. Nursing Home Workers Are Refusing COVID Vaccine

by Bryan Anderson, The Associated Press