vaccines

The U.S. reached a milestone in its vaccination efforts on Wednesday, with new data showing that close to 25% of adults in the country have been fully vaccinated, NBC News reports.

With states gradually expanding eligibility beyond such priority groups as older people and essential, front-line workers, the president plans to announce that every adult in the U.S. will be eligible by April 19 to be vaccinated, a White House official confirmed to The Associated Press and NBC News.

As parts of the country see a rise in COVID-19 cases, President Joe Biden says the country needs to ramp up vaccine distribution. “As fast as we are going, we need to go faster,” Biden said.

A plateau of new coronavirus cases has kept New York among the highest caseloads in the country, and concerns about upcoming reopenings are growing louder, especially with the spread of a new COVID-19 strain new New York City. Increased indoor dining capacity, indoor fitness classes resuming, weddings and lifting cluster zone restrictions are some of the economic recovery steps Gov….

As more people will soon be able to get vaccinated, there’s a Connecticut native who’s put something together to make the process easier. And locals are taking advantage of it.   Jessica Peck lives in Arizona, but, like many others, coronavirus has her concerned for her loved ones like her parents who live in her hometown of Simsbury. “My...

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture

When pediatrician Todd Wolynn started getting attacked on social media for touting the benefits of the HPV vaccine, he felt emboldened. When his communications director, Chad Hermann, had to spend eight straight days removing disinformation from their practice’s social media pages, he felt angry. And if you’re a vocal vaccine critic spreading lies online…you won’t like them when they’re...

Pittsburgh pediatrician Todd Wolynn is the superhero the world needs right now, with coordinated disinformation campaigns undermining trust in public health and proven science. He and communications director Chad Hermann are the founders of Shots Heard Round the World, a nonprofit that mobilizes doctors online to protect vaccine information.

If you’re not yet eligible to get a vaccine in your area, you might still be hoping to get your shot by finding a leftover vaccine that would otherwise be thrown away by a pharmacy or provider in your area. Now there’s an app for that. Cyrus Massoumi created the app, called Dr. B, and joined LX News to explain...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration will have met the goal of 100 million vaccinations by Friday, 42 days ahead of schedule. Biden noted that 65% of those aged 65 or older, a population that represents 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, have received at last one shot, while 36% are fully vaccinated.

Parents rallied outside the State Capitol Tuesday to show opposition to a bill that would eliminate religious exemptions for vaccinations for school children.

In a speech given from the White House on Monday, President Joe Biden said that America will reach 100 million coronavirus vaccine doses and 100 million direct relief payments from the American Rescue Plan within 10 days.

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a plan to make all adult Americans eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1. He also said there is a “good chance” people from different households will be able to gather by July 4.

After a year of physical distancing, a New York City grandmother finally received a prescription she had been waiting for: a hug.

Companies are working on developing vaccines so they can handle emerging variants of COVID. Here’s how the approaches differ.

If you receive a vaccination, you might want to think twice before sharing the news online. Jake Milstein of CI Security explains why you shouldn’t share your COVID-19 vaccine card on social media.

As the third coronavirus vaccine makes its way to Connecticut, state leaders continue to stress that more appointments will soon be available.  “They’re going to start arriving today and tomorrow and we’re going to see our first J&J vaccine clinic set up,” said Connecticut’s Chief Operating Officer Josh Geballe. The Yale New Haven Health System said it received the...

President Joe Biden announced the Johnson & Johnson vaccine would allow the United States to have enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than previously projected.

This makes the Johnson & Johnson vaccine the third vaccine to have emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

During his visit to Houston on Friday, President Joe Biden urged Americans to keep wearing masks even as promising vaccine developments come out. “Cases and hospitalizations could go back up as new variants emerge. And it’s not the time to relax. We have to keep washing our hands, staying socially distanced, and for God’s sake, wear your mask,” Biden...