#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America

“#Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban America” NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared. The 74-year-old woman wasn’t eligible to…

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#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is

“#How big Canada’s COVID vaccine gap really is” Vaxx Populi: A breakdown of doses expected versus doses received and how many people must be vaccinated every day in March to meet our first-quarter target On Feb. 10, Toronto announced that it is setting up nine mass immunization clinics. Due to open in early April, when shipments…

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#Feds shipping 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies

#Feds shipping 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies

“#Feds shipping 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies” The federal government will ship 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine to a nationwide network of pharmacies starting Feb. 11 in a push to make the jabs more widely available, the White House announced Tuesday. The shot shipments — which will initially go to 6,500 pharmacies…

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#Cuomo shoots down expanding COVID vax to restaurant workers

#Cuomo shoots down expanding COVID vax to restaurant workers

“#Cuomo shoots down expanding COVID vax to restaurant workers” Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday shot down the idea of expanding the eligibility list for coronavirus vaccines to include restaurant workers — saying it was a “cheap, insincere” suggestion when state reserves of the shots are already stretched thin. The governor nixed the notion just days…

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#People are flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccine

#People are flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccine

“#People are flying to Florida for COVID-19 vaccine” Seniors are jetting off to Florida — but it’s not warm weather they’re seeking. The state was one of the first to begin offering vaccines to people ages 65 and older, by executive order on Dec. 23. According to local news reports in Florida, the state is…

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#Britain’s Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7

#Britain’s Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7

“#Britain’s Johnson pledges UK vaccine program will run 24-7” LONDON — Britain’s coronavirus vaccine program will operate around the clock seven days a week “as soon as we can,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Wednesday as the U.K. accelerates efforts to inoculate millions of its most vulnerable people against coronavirus. Johnson said “at the moment,…

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