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3:10pm May 04, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Novant Health Gearing Up To Provide COVID-19 Shots To Adolescents

by April Laissle

Novant Health is gearing up to give Pfizer COVID-19 shots to 12 to 15-year-olds amid reports that federal officials will authorize it for use in that age group soon.
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5:20pm Apr 09, 2021

World News World News Science Health & Safety

Can Vaccines Stop Variants? Here's What We Know So Far

by Nurith Aizenman

One of the hottest areas of research right now: studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."

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5:30pm Mar 11, 2021

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Moderna And Pfizer On Track To Hit Vaccine Production Goals

by Sydney Lupkin

Pfizer and Moderna each agreed to supply 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. by the end of March. With just under three weeks left, both companies have their work cut out for them.

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4:10pm Mar 01, 2021

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North Carolina Prepares For The Arrival Of A Third COVID-19 Vaccine

by Keri Brown
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2:19pm Feb 24, 2021

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What Is A Cold Chain? And Why Do So Many Vaccines Need It?

by Pranav Baskar

Many of the coronavirus vaccines like it cold. Really cold. Sub-zero cold. Why is this the case? And how is the world handling this frigid requirement?
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11:52am Jan 31, 2021

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Vaccines For Data: Israel's Pfizer Deal Drives Quick Rollout — And Privacy Worries

by Daniel Estrin

Israel paid a premium, locked in an early supply of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and agreed to share data from Israel's centralized trove of medical statistics. Privacy advocates have some misgivings.

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6:02pm Jan 22, 2021

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Moderna And Pfizer Need To Nearly Double COVID-19 Vaccine Deliveries To Meet Goals

by Sydney Lupkin

The two companies making COVID-19 vaccines each promised to deliver 100 million doses to the federal government by the end of March. So far, they appear to be running behind.

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10:47am Dec 23, 2020

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U.S. Reaches Deal With Pfizer For 100 Million More Vaccine Doses

by Merrit Kennedy

The new deal effectively doubles the federal government's order from the company. Pfizer says the U.S. government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the additional doses.
Nam Y. Huh / AP

5:16pm Dec 19, 2020

National National Health & Safety

Warp Speed Official: 7.9 Million Doses Of Vaccine Ready For Distribution Next Week

by Jason Slotkin

The top military official with the federal vaccine effort spoke less than 24 hours after Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine became the second to receive an emergency use authorization from the FDA.
5:16pm Dec 15, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

Cooper Asks Feds For More Notice On Vaccine Allotment

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wants the federal government to provide more time for the state to plan where it wants doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine sent.
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10:55pm Dec 11, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use In U.S.

by Colin Dwyer

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine is the first to receive an emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Officials say it may be ready for widespread inoculations within days.
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7:19pm Dec 11, 2020

National National Health & Safety

Transporting And Distributing Vaccines Will Be 'Unprecedented' Logistical Operation

by David Schaper

As FDA emergency use authorization of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines nears, airlines, FedEx and UPS prepare to transport millions of vials of life saving shots.

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