#Move cancer patients to front of COVID-19 vaccine line

#Move cancer patients to front of COVID-19 vaccine line

“#Move cancer patients to front of COVID-19 vaccine line” As COVID vaccines are being rolled out, an extremely vulnerable group is being overlooked: millions of cancer patients. Doctors are sounding the alarm that many state governments and the federal advisory committee charged with prioritizing who gets vaccinated should move cancer patients up to the front…

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#NYPD cops face delayed COVID-19 vaccine rollout

#NYPD cops face delayed COVID-19 vaccine rollout

“#NYPD cops face delayed COVID-19 vaccine rollout” NYPD cops will not begin receiving the coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday as previously scheduled, according to Commissioner Dermot Shea — with a detectives’ union memo citing issues with the state supply chain. “We are waiting,” said Shea during a wide-ranging briefing held Tuesday at One Police Plaza. “As…

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#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain

#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain

“#AstraZeneca chief says COVID-19 vaccine will fight UK strain” The United Kingdom is set to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that drugmakers say is effective in fighting the new variant of the coronavirus spreading around the world. AstraZeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot told the Sunday Times that researchers say its vaccine is as effective as the…

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#Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: report

#Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: report

“#Boston doctor has severe allergic reaction to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: report” A Boston doctor suffered a serious allergic reaction to Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, the first of its kind documented, a report said Friday. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, became dizzy and felt his heart racing minutes after receiving the vaccine…

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#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain

#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain

“#Moderna confident COVID-19 vaccine will work against new strain” Moderna says it’s confident that its COVID-19 vaccine will provide protection from the highly contagious coronavirus strain that’s spreading in the UK and other countries. Research has shown the shot is “equally effective” against several other variants of the virus that emerged earlier in the pandemic,…

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#Walter Reed scientists study new UK COVID-19 strain

#Walter Reed scientists study new UK COVID-19 strain

“#Walter Reed scientists study new UK COVID-19 strain” Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research are studying the contagious new mutation of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom to see if it might be resistant to new vaccines, according to a report. Dr. Nelson Michael, director of the Center for Infectious Diseases Research…

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