Canada authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 16
Canadian health officials said Wednesday they have become the first to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for ages as young as 12.
CVS and Walgreens wasted more COVID-19 vaccines than most states combined
CVS and Walgreens accounted for 70% of wasted vaccines in the country, nearly 128,500 shots, according to government data.
Travis County exceeds state COVID-19 vaccination average
According to DSHS data, when compared to major metro areas, the only county that beats Travis’s 42% for full vaccinations in those 16 and older is El Paso County.
‘It’s not fair’ to become COVID-19 ‘incubator’: Bill Nye slams anti-vaxxers
Bill Nye castigated Americans who are refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, saying “it’s not fair” for them to become an “incubator for a variant” and infect others.
City of Kyle to host mass COVID-19 vaccination event
The goal of the event is to vaccinate approximately 1,000 residents with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, says the City of Kyle.
APH updates COVID-19 risk-based guidelines to factor in vaccinations
APH says that regardless of vaccination status or stage, individuals need to continue to follow the additional requirements of local businesses, venues, and schools.
Biden’s new goal: 70% in US with at least 1 dose, 160M fully vaccinated by July 4
President Joe Biden announced a new target of 70% of American adults receiving at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 160 million fully vaccinated, by the Fourth of July.
Walmart, Sam's Club offering walk-up COVID-19 vaccines
Walmart and Sam's Club will allow walk-ups to receive COVID-19 vaccinations with a pre-scheduled appointment.
Pfizer seeks authorization to store COVID-19 vaccine in standard refrigerator temps for up to 4 weeks
Such a change could allow Pfizer’s much-needed shots, which have been approved in more than 80 countries, to have a simplified distribution process.
FDA expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for teens 12 and older by next week
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week, according to a federal official and a person familiar with the process, setting up shots for many before the beginning of the next school year.
Moderna to supply 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries through WHO initiative
The World Health Organization has repeatedly decried a lack of equity in access to COVID-19 vaccines and is working to ship doses to low- and middle-income countries through its COVAX program.
Blackfeet Nation in Montana sets up COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Canadian border to share surplus doses
A U.S.-based tribal nation recently shared its COVID-19 vaccine surplus with related tribes and other residents across the border in Canada in an effort to get more people vaccinated against the virus.
New Jersey breweries will offer free beer to people who get vaccinated
More than a dozen breweries in New Jersey are going to be offering free beers to the newly vaccinated as part of a program announced on Monday.
Walgreens rolling out mobile vaccination clinics in Chicago, 9 other US locations
Walgreens is bringing the coronavirus vaccine directly into Chicago's underserved communities this month.
Prince Harry, Jennifer Lopez make voices heard at ‘Vax Live’ fundraising concert
President Joe Biden and Prince Harry were among several big names advocating for vaccine equity at “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World.” The taped fundraising event will air on May 8.
US to begin world trade talks to more widely distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. has been criticized for focusing first on vaccinating Americans, particularly as its vaccine supply begins to outpace demand and doses approved for use elsewhere in the world but not in the U.S. sit idle.
Prior COVID-19 infection boosts immune response to variants after one dose of Pfizer vaccine, UK study finds
The study found that just one shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine boosted protection against COVID-19 variants - but only for those who had been previously infected with the virus.
'It’s safe. It’s effective. It’s free': Obama encourages youth vaccinations with TikTok PSA
Obama had previously teamed up with former presidents Clinton, Bush and Carter for a PSA showing them receiving their vaccines. But as vaccine eligibility expanded in April, Obama shifted his message to meet the next wave of recipients on their platform of choice.
US-made Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses shipping to Canada, Mexico
Canada will start getting Pfizer doses from the U.S. next week. Pfizer also began shipping doses made at its Kalamazoo, Michigan plant to Mexico, according to Reuters.
US health officials say anxiety caused COVID-19 vaccine reactions in 5 states
U.S. health officials concluded that anxiety caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at coronavirus vaccine clinics in five states.