[ad_1] ORLANDO, Florida – Florida launched a new statewide website on Friday to streamline the state’s approach to COVID-19 vaccine distribution, following the slow rollout of a hotline for meeting with the state earlier this month. The website, myvaccine.fl.gov, allows full-time and part-time Florida residents to register for coveted vaccines in all 67 counties, placing … Read more
[ad_1] COLUMBIA-MU Health Care expects a delivery of 4,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week and will open appointment slots for those in Phase 1B-Tier 2 from Thursday to Sunday. The state has designated MU Health Care as one of three vaccination sites in the region to receive a vaccine allocation to provide … Read more
[ad_1] Dozens of people have been arrested after Chinese police launched a crackdown on the manufacture and sale of fake Covid-19 vaccines. Authorities say the illicit trade has been going on for months. Read more Law enforcement officials targeted criminal networks in Beijing, as well as the eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Shandong, resulting in … Read more
[ad_1] A senior White House COVID-19 response team official said on Monday that the United States was missing nearly half of the race and ethnicity data for coronavirus cases and vaccinations. Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith, chair of President Biden’s COVID-19 equity task force, said understanding existing disparities hinges on understanding the data. However, the United States … Read more
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – City of Philadelphia officials on Monday pledged to improve monitoring of groups hired to administer COVID-19 vaccines after the closure of a convention center run by a 22-year-old graduate student. At least two investigations are underway into how the city’s health department handed over the uncontracted work to Andrei Doroshin, a … Read more
[ad_1] As new, highly transmissible strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus gain importance, experts are urging the public to double wearing their masks. Literally. Many medical professionals, including the White House’s chief COVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, now advocates not wearing a single mask but of them, creating a second physical barrier between you and unwanted … Read more
[ad_1] More Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine than tested positive for the virus, an early but promising step in the race to end the pandemic. As of Monday afternoon, 26.5 million Americans had received one or both doses of the current vaccines, according to data compiled by the Bloomberg … Read more
[ad_1] The number of flu cases in England this winter has plunged to levels not seen in more than 130 years. New data released by the Sunday Times shows the flu prevalence is about 95% lower than normal. Experts believe cases are low due to ongoing lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures. Visit the Business … Read more
[ad_1] Some of America’s largest retailers are gearing up to play a pivotal role in administering Covid-19 injections, hoping to avoid blockages and other complications that have slowed the early stages of vaccine deployment. The United States missed its original goal of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of 2020, as health services, hospital … Read more
[ad_1] Minnesota announces changes to COVID-19 vaccine rollout statewide Minnesota announced changes to the statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout on Monday. (FOX 9) – Minnesota officials on Monday announced several changes to the statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout to get more people vaccinated. Minnesota will have 35,000 doses of the vaccine available for people aged 65 and … Read more