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Health official discusses COVID-19 vaccines’ potential long term side effects

As states around the nation work to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, many people are still skeptical about taking it because little is known about the long-term side effects. Before people sign up to take the shot, the vaccine has people asking a lot of questions. The two most prominent are; is it safe and what is […]

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‘Easiest and most painless’: UCSF Fresno doctor describes receiving COVID-19 vaccine shot

Community Medical Centers officials are doing their best to get as many health care providers vaccinated as possible after receiving their first batch of the COVID-19 Pfizer shots last week. Read More

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60 San Francisco firefighters test positive for COVID-19, city says vaccinations are coming

Alameda County began vaccinating their 911 first responders this weekend, and as COVID-19 cases rise across the city, San Francisco firefighters are wondering when they will get vaccinated. Read More

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Roseville COVID-19 physician documents her vaccine experience

Dr. Vanessa Walker, a pulmonary and critical care physician, is taking people along her vaccine journey and encouraging others to get the shot as soon as they can. She created a YouTube “vlog” that over four and half minutes takes viewers, step-by-step, through getting the shot and that shows what she experienced in the days […]

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Over 400 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered in Lane County on Monday

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — We had a major breakthrough in Lane County on Monday, as healthcare workers here are getting their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The first shots were given at McKenzie-Willamette on Monday morning. The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine is still being rolled out across the state on Monday night, and tens of […]

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When will Oregon EMS workers receive COVID-19 vaccine?

An official with Metro West Ambulance says the state’s first EMS workers will likely be vaccinated by the end of this week. Read More

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County Receives Its First Shipment of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine

The County of San Diego on Monday received its first deliveries of the second COVID-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Read More

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CEO of Howard University Hospital got the Covid-19 vaccine to encourage staff to follow her lead

Anita Jenkins , the CEO of Howard University Hospital, a major health care provider for the African American community in Washington, DC, received the Pfizer vaccine last week before cameras to instill confidence in the vaccine among her staff. Read More

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Your Take: Whitmer answers viewers about personal risk, COVID-19 vaccine distribution

“I think that COVID-19 threatens everyone’s civil liberties,” Whitmer said. “It threatens our ability to live and to live in a healthy way.” Read More

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Nurse at Virginia hospital sees mild allergic reaction to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer’s website states, “Severe allergic reactions have been reported following the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine during mass vaccination outside of clinical trials.” Read More