The severe winter weather that has slammed most of the nation's midsection with power outages and closed highways has delayed delivery of 7,800 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Fresno County, community health manager Joe Prado said Thursday. The doses had not arrived by Thursday morning for distribution, and there...
Texas Doctor Accused of Stealing COVID-19 Vaccine To Give To His Family and Friends
[aggregation-styles] CBS News A Houston area health department doctor is accused by prosecutors of stealing nine doses of coronavirus vaccine from a damaged vial and administering them to family and friends. But Hasan Gokal insists he did nothing wrong and was only trying to ensure the vaccine was not wasted,...
Dozens of First Responders Get COVID Vaccinations at Fairgrounds
Dozens of first responders received COVID vaccinations at the Fresno Fairgrounds on Tuesday. American Ambulance employees rolled up their sleeves as part of a coordinated effort to get front-line workers protected against the deadly virus. The service will continue next week for firefighters and other first responders until everyone who...
Fresno VA Medical Center Gets Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines
Both the Pfizer and the Moderna vaccines for COVID-19 will be available this week at the Central California VA Medical Center in Fresno, the Department of Veteran Affairs announced Monday morning. The center at 2615 E. Clinton Ave. is among 113 VA Medical Centers and outpatient clinics receiving limited Moderna COVID-19 vaccine...
California Now Expecting 672,000 Doses of Moderna Vaccine in the Next Few Weeks
[aggregation-styles] KRON-Television SACRAMENTO (KRON) – California residents can expect to receive 672,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine in the next few weeks, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a tweet, Newsom specified that healthcare workers and long term care residents will get priority, a policy consistent with governments around the...
Moderna Asking Regulators to OK Its Virus Shots
Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection — ramping up the race to begin limited vaccinations as the coronavirus rampage worsens. Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the...
Moderna COVID Vaccine Recipient Says Benefit Outweighs Side Effects
Exactly eight months ago to the day, Neal Browning became the second volunteer to receive Moderna’s experimental vaccine against the coronavirus. It was the first of two shots Browning would receive. "I know for sure that everyone in our phase received the actual vaccine because phase one is mainly centered...
Final Testing of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Starts Monday
A vaccine created by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. is set to begin final-stage testing on Monday. Several sites in California will participate. The final stage testing in this study of 30,000 people will see if it really is safe and effective. Moderna spokesperson Ray Jordan tells GV Wire℠...
Moderna Starting Last Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine, Expects to Make up to 1 Billion Doses a Year
Moderna is targeting July 27 to begin phase 3 testing of their COVID-19 vaccine. The company is looking for thousands of volunteers to participate. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company is the first to announce an estimated start date for phase 3 trials in the United States. Newly released data from...
Final Phase of COVID Vaccine Trials is Here. CA Volunteers Needed.
Moderna is targeting July 27 to begin phase 3 testing of their COVID-19 vaccine. The company is looking for thousands of volunteers to participate. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company is the first to announce an estimated start date for phase 3 trials in the United States. Newly released data from...