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CDC advisory group recommends next COVID-19 vaccinations for front-line essential workers, older adults

The so-called Phase 1B group is estimated to include about 49 million people, including first responders, such as firefighters and police officers, educational staff, such as teachers and daycare workers, food and agricultural manufacturers, corrections workers, U.S. Postal service workers, public transit workers and grocery store workers Read More

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Rep. Kendra Horn receives her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Rep. Kendra Horn posted on social media Sunday that she received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Read More

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Opinion: I’m a front-line worker. Here’s why I’m getting the COVID-19 vaccine

As a front-line worker, I was concerned about the safety of the vaccine but I definitely will be taking this vaccine and here is why, Shajahan writes. Read More

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Who gets Covid-19 vaccine next? Older adults and ‘frontline essential workers,’ CDC advisers recommend

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 on Sunday to recommend that both older adults, ages 75 and older, and “frontline essential workers” including first responders be next in line to receive Covid-19 vaccines. Read More

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Teachers, Grocery Store Workers, And Those Older Than 75 Should Get The COVID-19 Vaccine Next, A CDC Panel Says

The second priority group includes approximately 49 million Americans, the advisory panel said. Read More

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AOC records herself getting COVID-19 vaccine for Instagram

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recorded her experience getting the COVID-19 vaccine and shared it with her 8.2 million Instagram followers. The freshman representative of parts of The Bronx and Read More

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Local health networks rolling out COVID-19 vaccine

A vaccine developed by Pfizer is the one currently being administered. The FDA recently approved another vaccine developed by Moderna. Read More

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FedEx says holiday shipping won’t slow coronavirus vaccine

A FedEx senior vice president said the company is keeping its networks for shipping the vaccine and handling Christmas packages separate. Read More

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Russian scientist working on COVID-19 vaccine plummets to death in St. Petersburg

Alexander “Sasha” Kagansky, 45, was in his underwear when he fell to his death from his 14th-floor apartment, according to the Russian newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets. Read More

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‘It Means We’re Going to Be Safe!’ Nurse Shares Daughter’s Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine

A North Texas emergency room nurse was the first in her immediate family to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — but the moment was no less special. Read More