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G7 to donate one billion vaccine doses by next year, says PM
Speaking at his news conference, Boris Johnson begins by joking that he is disappointed the England football team cannot watch the press conference live. (They kicked off their Euro 2020 opening match a few minutes ago). He says the world is looking to the G7 leaders to move beyond the sometimes “nationalistic” and selfish initial …
Passengers told to brace as Qantas plane lands at Brisbane; No new local COVID-19 cases in Victoria; Moderna to supply Australia with 25 million vaccine doses; Big clean-up after storms lash south east Queensland; Warning of ‘full scale war’ in Palestine
By Richard Wood12 May 2021 23:37 Professor Murphy said local manufacturing of mRNA vaccines – such as Moderna and Pfizer – won’t start until at least next year but it is technology “Australia has to have”. Australian manufacturing capacity was part of the deal signed with pharmaceutical giant Moderna. “It is very unlikely to be …
Slovak health ministry says Sputnik V doses tested in Hungary satisfactory
Vials of the Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) vaccine are seen at the Del-Pest Central Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, February 12, 2021. Zoltan Balogh/MTI/MTVA/Pool via REUTERS A Slovakia health ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday a Hungarian lab has confirmed that the first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines sent to Slovakia were satisfactory and the government …
US administers 243.5 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
The United States has administered 243,463,471 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Saturday morning, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday. A total of 240,159,677 vaccine doses had been administered by April 30, the CDC said. The agency said 146,239,208 people had received at least one dose …
Salt Lake County Health has thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses available
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake County Health Department said Sunday they have 2,000 appointments for COVID-19 vaccines available to Utah residents for the week beginning April 26, 2021. You can register for an appointment at the Salt Lake County Health website. Restrictions and requirements from Salt Lake County Health The county said they …
UK close to buying millions more Pfizer vaccine doses – Sunday Times
UK officials are close to finalizing a deal to purchase tens of millions more doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in time for a third booster dose to be given to the elderly this autumn, the Sunday Times reported. Government sources told the newspaper that they hope to roughly double the UK’s original order of …
Health care providers gear up to administer Johnson & Johnson doses again
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations are back on after the federal government lifted an 11-day temporary pause Friday. The one-dose vaccine was paused over concerns about rare blood clots. The vaccine will now come with a warning label about the side effects, but local officials echoed federal leaders, saying the benefits …
Sen. Manchin announces all W.Va. health centers eligible to order vaccine doses
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) all Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded health centers and look-alike health centers in West Virginia have been invited to participate in the COVID-19 Vaccine Program. 31 health centers in the state will be able to order COVID-19 vaccinations directly from the federal government. This …
Not Enough Vaccine Doses In Europe To Stop A 3rd Wave, German Health Minister Says : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
“There are not yet enough vaccine doses in Europe to stop the third wave by vaccination alone,” German Health Minister Jens Spahn said Friday. Here, a health care work displays a vial of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Stuttgart, Germany. Marijan Murat/POOL /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marijan Murat/POOL /AFP via Getty …
Broward Health Offering Doses to High Risk Patients – NBC 6 South Florida
As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose. One of South Florida’s largest hospitals will be opening their doors to patients seeking the vaccine that are a lot younger than the state …
