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Vaccine reserve was already exhausted when Trump administration vowed to release it, dashing hopes of expanded access

Fri, 2021-01-15 10:28 — mike kraft
 

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States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine

Thu, 2021-01-14 10:09 — mike kraft
States face difficult balance of supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccine Public health experts and state officials say most Americans will need to be patient as the available supply of COVID-19 vaccines works to catch up to the demand as states start to make vaccination available to more people. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced several changes to the vaccine rollout meant to speed things up in his last briefing with Operation Warp Speed, including releasing more doses and pushing governors to expand those eligible to include everyone older than 65 and younger adults with medical conditions.
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IN DEPTH ANALYSIS: Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong?

Tue, 2021-01-12 13:43 — mike kraft
Vaccines were a chance to redeem failures in the U.S. coronavirus response. What went wrong? A delayed and disjointed rollout was fueled by political schisms and a decentralized health system. Lena H. Sun, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Frances Stead Sellers, Laurie McGinley, Amy Goldstein, Christopher Rowland, Carolyn Y. Johnson Washington Post
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US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose

Tue, 2021-01-12 09:30 — mike kraft
US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of... AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the two-dose shots, officials said Tuesday.

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Covid-19 vaccination plan 'not working,' former FDA official warns

Mon, 2021-01-11 10:49 — mike kraft
Covid-19 vaccination plan 'not working,' former FDA official warns With Covid-19 hospitalizations surpassing 100,000 for 40 days in a row, officials are trying to ramp up the pace of vaccinations across the United States. Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN
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HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded COVID Testing, Vaccination Distribution

Fri, 2021-01-08 14:31 — mike kraft
Coronavirus Disease 2019 CDC is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan City, China. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more than $22 billion in funding to states, localities, and territories in support of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as directed by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.

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U.S. Overview: covid hospitalizations hit record highs nationwide

Wed, 2021-01-06 09:55 — mike kraft
Los Angeles is running out of oxygen for patients as covid hospitalizations hit record highs nationwide Fenit Nirappil, William Wan Washington Post
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ANALYSIS: New COVID Vaccines Need Absurd Amounts of Material and Labor

Tue, 2021-01-05 13:38 — mike kraft
New COVID Vaccines Need Absurd Amounts of Material and Labor Companies are scrambling to obtain supplies for hundreds of millions of doses of a type of vaccine that has never been made at this scale before Charles Schmidt Scientific American
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UPDATE: U.S. and ovrseas developments.

Sun, 2021-01-03 10:50 — mike kraft
The Latest: US virus death toll hits 350,000; surge feared BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over... AP NEWS

BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s.

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US sets daily Covid-19 death record for the second straight day. Another 80,000 could die in next 3 weeks, new forecast says

Thu, 2020-12-31 15:48 — mike kraft
A new forecasts projects more than 80,000 Americans could die of Covid-19 in next 3 weeks As 2020 nears its end, the US still is setting one-day records for Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations. Christina Maxouris, CNN CNN

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