by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 22, 2021 | Health News
More than 17.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered since the first Pfizer/BioNTech shot was administered on December 14, according to the latest data from the CDC, for an average pace of about 462,000 shots per day. While significantly behind early promises overall, the pace of vaccination has steadily improved over the past five […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 22, 2021 | Health News
From New York to Tennessee to West Virginia, officials are clamoring for more doses of coronavirus vaccine. And officials in those states said that federal tallies suggesting they have thousands of doses sitting on the shelves don’t accurately reflect the supply...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 22, 2021 | Health News
They had to do it all over the holidays. During a pandemic. “It’s been a massive effort on a lot of people’s part,” said Scott McAuley, executive director of pharmacy for Piedmont, who had to figure out how to create the Covid-19 monoclonal...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 20, 2021 | Health News
Yet, despite reports of technology hiccups, changes to allocated supply and other logistical hurdles, some states have risen as clear leaders in efficient Covid-19 vaccination efforts. More than 31 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been distributed to states and...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 20, 2021 | Health News
That’s more than the number of Americans who died in World War I, Vietnam War and the Korean War combined, and nearly as many Americans who died in World War II. It’s far higher than any other country’s Covid-19 death toll. • 84 days after the first...
