[ad_1] The West Virginia National Guard admitted Thursday that 42 people who expected to receive Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine accidentally received the Regeneron antibody used to treat infections. The error occurred at an immunization clinic hosted by staff from the Boone County Health Department, and anyone who accidentally received the wrong product is being contacted by … Read more
[ad_1] Ozaukee County Sheriff Police announced on Thursday the arrest of a former worker at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wisconsin, accused of tampering with 570 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials have not named the ex-employee, a pharmacist, who was fired on Wednesday after allegedly admitting to deliberately removing 57 vials of COVID-19 vaccine … Read more
[ad_1] JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The Duval County Health Department will begin giving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines on Monday to anyone 65 years of age or older and to healthcare workers lucky enough to get an appointment on day one. A phone line opened on Wednesday to make appointments was flooded and failed to connect the vast … Read more
[ad_1] On Thursday, the Stanly County Health Department began administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible healthcare workers. Patti Lewis, a nurse practitioner in the Stanly County Department of Health, was the first to receive the vaccine. “I think it’s essential to get this vaccine because we’ve had so many deaths from … Read more
[ad_1] Amid assurances from major medical centers in Southern California that only frontline health workers are receiving early COVID-19 vaccines, a second community hospital has apparently deviated from federal guidelines and inoculated a relative of ‘an employee. Officials at Culver City Southern California Hospital, like Redlands Community Hospital before, admit contacting non-hospital workers when they … Read more
[ad_1] The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County had been declining for two weeks. From an all-time high of 21,411 on December 16, new cases settled between 13,000 and 15,000. While deaths remained woefully high, there was some hope that a plateau in cases meant that the transmission of the virus … Read more
[ad_1] YAKIMA, WASH. – Health officials said this week that 145 workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a Costco store near Yakima, but the store remains open while the Yakima Health District investigates. The infected workers are in quarantine, the Union Gap store is testing site-wide, and more cases are expected to be reported, the … Read more
[ad_1] A Wisconsin hospital worker was fired for intentionally removing the COVID-19 vaccine from a refrigerator – forcing the hospital to throw away more than 500 doses. Aurora Medical Center – Grafton, outside of Milwaukee, said Wednesday that 57 vials of Moderna vaccine had been taken out of a pharmacy refrigerator and left overnight. The … Read more
[ad_1] By Callaghan O’Hare, Nathan Layne HOUSTON (Reuters) – Shortly after midnight, Duc Nguyen sat down in his hospital bed for a video call with his wife. The glow of a television and a lamppost outside her window provided the only light as a nasal cannula delivered oxygen to her lungs. Healthcare workers treat patients … Read more
[ad_1] SALT LAKE CITY – Less than a quarter of the 127,375 reported doses of COVID-19 vaccine received in Utah were used to immunize healthcare providers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities at the end of the year. “The initial vaccine rollout was slow, slower than expected, slower than we wanted,” said Rich … Read more