#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally

#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally

“#US to buy 500M Pfizer vaccines to share globally” The US will buy 500 million more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share through the global COVAX alliance for donation to 92 lower-income countries and the African Union over the next year, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. President Joe Biden was…

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#Texas hospital workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccine

#Texas hospital workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccine

“#Texas hospital workers suspended for refusing COVID vaccine” A Houston-based hospital system has suspended 178 employees without pay for two weeks for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to reports. Houston Methodist CEO Marc Boom wrote in an internal message obtained by the Washington Post Tuesday that nearly 25,000 of the health care system’s…

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#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting

“#When vaccines and re-emergence were just as daunting” CINCINNATI — The COVID-19 pandemic and the distribution of the vaccines that will prevent it have surfaced haunting memories for Americans who lived through an earlier time when the country was swept by a virus that, for so long, appeared to have no cure or way to…

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#Fauci, Jill Biden tour Harlem COVID-19 vaccination site

#Fauci, Jill Biden tour Harlem COVID-19 vaccination site

“#Fauci, Jill Biden tour Harlem COVID-19 vaccination site” Dr. Anthony Fauci — under intense criticism for recently revealed emails — joined First Lady Jill Biden at a vaccination site in Harlem on Sunday. Fauci, who has constantly shifted positions on the effectiveness of masks and the origin COVID-19, arrived with Biden around 4:20 p.m. at…

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#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated

#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated

“#Hawaii to drop quarantine once 70% of state is vaccinated” Once 70 percent of the state has been vaccinated, Hawaii will drop its quarantine and COVID-19 testing requirements, officials said. Hawaii will also stop making people wear masks indoors once that level is reached, Hawaii Gov. David Ige told reporters Friday. So far, 59 percent…

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#New Yorkers are reportedly tipping less for take-out orders

#New Yorkers are reportedly tipping less for take-out orders

“#New Yorkers are reportedly tipping less for take-out orders” As vaccinations rise, restaurant tips are going in the opposite direction, according to a new report. Credit card data captured by two payment system companies shows that the generous gratuities New Yorkers lavished on restaurant workers throughout the pandemic are starting to wane. Food delivery workers…

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#Despite COVID-19 vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks

#Despite COVID-19 vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks

“#Despite COVID-19 vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks” Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother’s New York nursing home once all the residents were fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Around Easter, her wish finally came true, and she was able to hold the 93-year-old’s hand more than a year after bringing…

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