WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will release most available COVID-19 vaccine doses to speed delivery to more people, a reversal of the Trump administration's approach, his office said Friday. “The president-elect believes we must accelerate distribution of the vaccine while continuing to ensure the Americans who need it most get...
Just 1% of Californians Immunized Amid Slow Vaccine Rollout
SACRAMENTO — Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s “not good enough,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. The state is trying to execute the massive immunization campaign “with a sense of urgency that is required of this moment and the...
Wisconsin Pharmacist Thought Vaccine Would Mutate DNA, Prosecutor Says
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin pharmacist convinced the world was “crashing down” told police he tried to ruin hundreds of doses of coronavirus vaccine because he believed the shots would mutate people’s DNA, according to court documents released Monday. Police in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, arrested Advocate...
Race to Vaccinate Millions in Us off to Slow, Messy Start
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Terry Beth Hadler was so eager to get a lifesaving COVID-19 vaccination that the 69-year-old piano teacher stood in line overnight in a parking lot with hundreds of other senior citizens. She wouldn't do it again. Hadler said that she waited 14 hours and that a brawl...
First Reported US Case of Virus Variant Triggers Questions
DENVER — The new and seemingly more contagious variant of the coronavirus that has set off alarm in Britain has been reported for the first time in the U.S., in a Colorado man who hadn't been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how it got here and adding urgency...
‘Too White’ To Get COVID Vaccine? Some Social Justice Activists Say Yes.
Are teachers “too white” to get early, priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine? In a Dec. 5 New York Times article, several medical professionals suggested that decisions over distributing the limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines are not based on the most efficient way to prevent deaths, but on consideration of social...
Pfizer to Supply US With Additional 100m Vaccines Doses
WASHINGTON — Pfizer said Wednesday it will supply the U.S. government with an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under a new agreement between the pharmaceutical giant and the Trump administration. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said that will bring their total current commitment to 200 million doses...
Biden Gets COVID-19 Vaccine, Says ‘Nothing to Worry About’
NEWARK, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. The president-elect took a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a hospital not far from his Delaware...
Biden to Receive COVID Vaccine as Trump Remains on Sidelines
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Monday's event will come the same day that a second vaccine, produced by Moderna, will start arriving in...
Walters: Vaccine Rollout Could Make or Break Newsom
Nearly halfway through his first term, Gavin Newsom faces a critical period that could make or break his governorship. After climbing the political ladder to the governor’s office, Newsom intended to make his mark with “big hairy audicious goals,” such as ending homelessness and creating a single-payer health care program....