The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine are now being distributed to hospitals across the United States. As Jennifer Johnson reports, the vaccine can’t come fast enough, as hundreds of thousands of new infections are reported each day.

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Michigan governor blames White House 'corruption or ineptitude' for shortage of planned vaccines

Federal delays in Pfizer vaccine distributions have left states wondering when they can expect shipments, as COVID cases spike nationally. "I still cannot get a straight answer out of the Trump administration about why Michigan, like many other states, is receiving a fraction of the vaccines that we were slated to receive," Michigan Gov.

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One of UK's first gay dads set to 'go over the top' and spend £200k on Christmas

Christmas gifts this year. Saffron Drewitt-Barlow, 21, claims her dad Barrie, 51, is "crazy about Christmas" and always goes "over the top" during the festivities.It comes after Barrie split from husband Tony, 55, last year and got engaged to Saffron's ex-boyfriend Scott Hutchison, 25.Bisexual Scott and Barrie, from Manchester, welcomed a baby back in September, a daughter named Valentina.Now the daughter of the gay dads Saffron has revealed the family's mega Christmas plans this year.Firstly, there will be a custom-made Bentley supercar under the tree, while Barrie purchased a Range Rover for Scott.

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Ho ho ho and 'good to go': Fauci gives Santa virus vaccine

coronavirus vaccine.Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease official in the United States, said Saturday he personally gave Old St Nick his jab."I took care of that for you because I was worried that you'd all be upset," he said Saturday during a CNN and "Sesame Street" coronavirus town hall for families, after worried youngsters asked whether Santa could safely enter homes on December 25."I took a trip up there to the North Pole; I went there and I vaccinated Santa Claus myself. I measured his level of immunity, and he is good to go," Fauci declared."He can come down the chimney, he can leave the presents ...

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Donald Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack

cybersecurity agency has warned posed a "grave" risk to government and private networks."The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality. I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control," Trump tweeted.

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FDOH releases new daily report on number of vaccinations

click or swipe here. The data summarizes the number of people who have received either their first dose or have completed the series for a COVID-19 vaccine. A person can only be counted in one category, first dose or series complete.

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Moorestown Mall, A.C. Convention Center among locations for 6 vaccination mega-sites in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey officials on Friday announced they would be opening six mega-sites to serve as COVID-19 vaccination hubs.Atlantic County, Gloucester County, and Burlington County will all be home to state-run mega-sites that are expected to begin opening in early January depending on New Jersey's vaccine supply. The former Lord & Taylor location inside the Moorestown Mall will be home to the Burlington County site, officials say.The Atlantic City Convention Center and Rowan College will be home to the other two local sites.The Moorestown Mall will be home to Burlington County's vaccination mega-site.

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Coronavirus: First COVID-19 vaccines given in New Brunswick

New Brunswick has begun vaccinating health-care workers and long-term care residents against the coronavirus in Miramichi. Eighty-four-year-old Pauline Gauvin, a resident of Shannex Losier Hall, was the first to receive the vaccine.

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The optics of getting the COVID-19 vaccine at the Capitol

It surprised many Americans to learn there was no coronavirus testing regime at the U.S. Capitol for months.

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Wreaths Across America goes virtual for decades-long tradition

The coronavirus pandemic forced Wreaths Across America to take on a new look for its annual tradition. Each December since 1992, Wreaths Across America commits to laying wreaths at Arlington National Ceremony to Honor and Remember fallen veterans – an effort that expanded in 2007 to include more than 2,100 additional locations nationwide. "Today we place these wreaths on these memorial stones and we remember," said Col.

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COVID-19 Vaccines and Severe Allergic Reactions

© or if they must go to the hospital.This page will be updated as quickly as possible when we get new information.If you get a COVID-19 vaccine and you think you might be having a severe allergic reaction after leaving the vaccination site, seek immediate medical care by calling 911.If you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine, CDC recommends that you should not get that specific vaccine. If you have had a severe allergic reaction to other vaccines or injectable therapies, you should ask your doctor if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Jesy Nelson strips to bra to unveil glam makeover in first snap since Little Mix exit

Little Mix star Jesy Nelson sent her followers into meltdown as she stripped down to her bra in her latest social media snap.

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CDC advisors recommend Moderna COVID vaccination

An independent vaccine advisory group to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today, in an emergency session, recommended that Americans ages 18 and older receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine under emergency use.

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Jesy Nelson seen for the first time since quitting Little Mix and unveils makeover

Jesy Nelson has been seen for the first time since she quit Little Mix.

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Russian cyber attack could cripple NHS amid fears sleeper bug planted 9 months ago

Health chiefs have ordered urgent action to thwart a suspected Russian cyber attack that could further cripple the NHS.

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Army general apologizes for "miscommunication" over COVID-19 vaccine shipments

General Gustave Perna, chief operating officer for the Defense Department's Project Warp Speed.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for "miscommunication" with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution."I failed. I’m adjusting.

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Prince William, Kate and kids went to country home before Tier 4 lockdown announced

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left London with their three children before the Tier 4 restrictions were announced.

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Dr. Fauci Says He Has Personally Vaccinated Santa Claus At The North Pole

Dr. Fauci has saved Christmas.

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AOC Answers All Your Burning Questions About the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

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Everything said about the new Covid strain - which could be 70pc more infectious

direct to your inboxThe new strain of coronavirus sweeping across London and the South East is up to 70pc more transmissible than other variants, Boris Johnson has warned.And the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said it was fast becoming the dominant strain of infection.“It’s also got variants in areas of the virus that are known to be associated with how the virus binds to cells and enters cells,” Sir Patrick told the Downing Street press conference on Saturday.“So there are some changes which cause concern in terms of how the virus looks.”Sir Patrick said current evidence showed the variant “has a significant, substantial increase in transmissibility”.In the middle of November, about 28% of the cases in London

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Florida reports 11,450 new COVID-19 cases as US rolls out second vaccine

ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. officially has a new weapon in its arsenal to use in the fight against COVID-19: a second vaccine.The Food and Drug Administration authorized emergency use Friday of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets COVID-19 vaccine

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Israel's health minister regarding preparations and new regulations for the coronavirus, at the Health Ministry in Jerusalem on March 4, 2020. (Photo by GALI TIBBON/AFP via TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world’s leaders to be inoculated.Israel is set to begin vaccinating its health workers and nursing home residents beginning Sunday.

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Dr. Fauci Says He Went To North Pole To Vaccinate Santa Claus In Time For Christmas: ‘He’s Good To Go’

Dr. Anthony Fauci has revealed that he personally vaccinated Santa Claus ahead of Christmas Day. The nation’s leading infectious disease expert, who will celebrate his 80th birthday on December 24, told curious children that Kris Kringle is safe to deliver presents. During a ‘Sesame Street’ town hall on December 18, a child named Lucy, 8, from San Rafael, California asked the question, “How did Santa get the vaccine and is it safe for him to go in the house?”

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Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine

TEL AVIV – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world's leaders to be inoculated.Israel is set to begin vaccinating its health workers and nursing home residents beginning Sunday. Netanyahu said he wanted to be the country's first recipient to set a personal example and to encourage Israelis to get the shot.

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Public trust hinges on government’s transparency on coronavirus vaccine, doctors say

coronavirus vaccine – and that public trust hinges on how they go about it.“You can have the best vaccine on the planet, but if nobody wants it, it’s useless. So at the end of the day, you need to get people to see the benefit,” said Dr.

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Another US coronavirus record; vaccine shipments reduced

have said the federal government told them that next week’s shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be smaller than originally projected. The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines out across the U.S.

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General sorry for ‘miscommunication’ over vaccine shipments

states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution."I failed. I'm adjusting.

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Dr. Fauci Says He Vaccinated Santa Claus During a Trip to the North Pole

Dr. Anthony Fauci is making sure that kids feel safe on Christmas Day and he’s assuring them that it’s perfectly fine for Santa Claus to visit their homes.

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Italy braces for Christmas lockdown as Europe battles virus surge

- Worst-hit nation -The United States on Friday authorised Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for millions of doses of a second jab to be shipped across the hardest-hit country in the world.The United States is the first nation to authorise the two-dose regimen from Moderna, now the second vaccine to be deployed in a Western country after the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.Millions of doses will start shipping out as early as this weekend from cold-storage sites outside Memphis and Louisville.With the United States now registering more than 2,500 deaths a day from Covid-19, senior US officials including Vice President Mike Pence stepped up to receive early vaccinations on Friday.Pence's public inoculation was

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Ottawa ICUs COVID-19 free for first time since September

OTTAWA -- Ottawa Public Health says there are currently no patients in Ottawa ICUs with COVID-19 complications.

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Full list of places in England going into Tier 4 lockdown

direct to your inbox Around a third of England's population will be placed into a new 'Tier 4' lockdowns, amid concern over a new strain of coronavirus. The restrictions were announced by Boris Johnson during a televised press conference this afternoon (December 19).

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People across country urged to 'stay local' with those in Tier 4 banned from foreign travel

direct to your inboxPeople living in Tier 4 have been banned from foreign travel and urged to “stay local” as the Government works to curb a new fast-spreading strain of Covid-19.Those living under the toughest restrictions will only be permitted to travel overseas in limited exceptions, such as for work.Meanwhile, people across England are being asked to carefully consider whether they need to travel abroad.The Prime Minister has also urged people in all tiers to “stay local”.It comes as scientists warn of a new variant of coronavirus that can spread more rapidly.Although the new strain of the virus is concentrated in the Tier 4 areas - predominantly London and the South East - Boris Johnson has warned that it is present at lower levels

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Coronavirus: New variant spreading fast in U.K., no evidence this strain is deadlier

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said the new coronavirus variant is quickly spreading, especially in London, but there’s currently no evidence that suggests this strain is deadlier, or that it affects vaccines and treatments.

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FDA authorizes Moderna COVID vaccine for emergency use

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last night issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, bringing a second vaccine to the United States' battle against the pandemic and making it the first country to have two authorized vaccines that come with clear and compelling efficacy data.

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First Lady Melania Trump and President Trump twin in tuxedos for 2020 Christmas portrait

First Lady Melania Trump shared her and President Donald Trump’s 2020 Christmas portrait on Friday, Dec. 18.

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Hospital appears to give fake Covid-19 vaccine shot to worker on live TV

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA hospital has been accused of faking a coronavirus vaccine administration on live television after eagle-eyed viewers spotted the syringe did not move.Two local broadcasters were invited to University Medical Center of El Paso in Texas, US, to capture five of its front-line workers getting a dosage of the Pfizer vaccine on Tuesday.Footage shared on social media shows paramedic Ricardo Martinez getting the supposed jab administered by a colleague.But it raised concerns after viewers noticed that the syringe was already pushed down.The unnamed male nurse had to pull it up before sliding his finger down.A viewer said: "Clearly that

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Randy pensioner says best thing about Covid vaccine is being able to chase girls again

Covid-19 jab. Cheeky Norman Hance, 90, was delighted to be among one of the first Brits to receive the shot this week.He donned a dashing black fedora and regimental belt from his Army days as he lined up for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Afterwards, Mr Hance told the Times: "All done and dusted."Now I can get back to my favourite occupation.

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First COVID-19 vaccines given in New Brunswick

coronavirus in Miramichi.“We’re really quite excited, people are pumped up, they’re believing it’s a historic day for the Miramichi,” said CEO of Horizon Health Karen McGrath.New Brunswick’s first allotment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19 came in 1,950 doses — all of which will be given out this weekend.McGrath says about 150 health-care staff will work 12-hours a day on Saturday and Sunday, in what she calls a “fantastic effort.” N.B.

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SpaceX launches last rocket of 2020 from Kennedy Space Center

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – UPDATE:SpaceX’s last launch of 2020 went off without a hitch from Florida’s Space Coast Saturday morning.A Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center at 9 a.m., sending a secret spy satellite owned by the National Reconnaissance Office into orbit.[TRENDING: US approves second COVID-19 vaccine | This is your best defense against skimming devices at gas stations | Raccoon in Christmas tree surprises Florida woman]Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/AG4rAR6qNpA few minutes after launching the NROL-108 mission, SpaceX successfully landed Falcon 9′s 162-foot first stage booster at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on Landing Zone 1 pic.twitter.com/mR18Qv3GoCORIGINAL

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Suburban hospital pauses COVID vaccinations after 4 workers experience adverse reactions

LIBERTYVILLE - A north suburban hospital is temporarily pausing coronavirus vaccinations after four workers reported feeling adverse reactions.Since Thursday, four team members at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville experienced reactions shortly after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination. Their symptoms included tingling and elevated heartrates, the hospital said in a statement.The hospital also noted that the four team members represent fewer than 0.15% of the approximately 3,000 who have so far received vaccinations across Advocate Aurora Health.SECOND HEALTHCARE WORKER IN ALASKA REPORTS ADVERSE REACTION TO COVID VACCINEThree of the team members are now home and doing well, the hospital said.

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Coronavirus: New Brunswick begins ‘historic’ COVID-19 vaccination process

New Brunswick on Saturday has begun its vaccination process for COVID-19 in Miramichi. President/CEO of Horizon Health Network Karen McGrath and the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

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US FDA probing 'about five' allergic reactions to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine against COVID-19, Peter Marks, the director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research said."It's fair to say that there have been a few allergic reactions reported from different states of the union. I think that the total that is under investigation is roughly about five," Marks said during a media call late on Friday.The FDA official said that one component of the vaccine, polyethylene glycol, may be the cause of the allergic reactions seen in both the United Kingdom and the United States following the launch of mass inoculation programs.More than a week ago, two medical professionals in the United Kingdom suffered an allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

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China to inoculate frontline workers first with covid-19 vaccines

BEIJING : China will begin its COVID-19 inoculation programme by first vaccinating some key priority groups, including those involved in medical treatment and disease control, within the winter-spring period, before starting a mass roll out, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.The vaccination programme will also cover those who plan to work or study in counties and regions with medium or high risks of exposure to the virus, Cui Gang, an official with NHC's disease control department, told reporters.This will help relieve the pressure on China in preventing and controlling imported COVID-19 cases, and lower the risks of domestic outbreaks of the epidemic, the official said.In a two-step vaccination drive, the vaccines will

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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine set for clearance by year-end: Report

vaccine against Covid-19 being produced by AstraZeneca is likely to get regulatory approval from the UK’s independent regulator by the end of this year for a rollout to begin in early 2021, according to a UK media report.The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which had been formally tasked by the UK government last month with the process of clearance after the jab emerged “safe and effective" against the novel coronavirus in human trials, is expected to authorise the vaccine by December 28 or 29 after the final data is provided on Monday, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ quoted senior government sources as indicating.“Authorisation by the MHRA will also give confidence to countries across the world.

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Jason Leitch provides Premiership fan return update as he reveals how a 'vaccine passport' would work

SPFL clubs hope that normality is not far away. Clubs such as Aberdeen are lobbying desperately to get more fans into grounds but the Scottish Government are refusing to budge, with supporters only permitted in tier zero and one areas.

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US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.Much-needed doses are set to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc.

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There may not be a second peak of Covid-19 in India, say experts

New Delhi: Healthcare experts have said that there may not be a second peak of COVID-19 in the country, and even if it occurs, it is unlikely to be as strong as the first one.The comments come as the country's COVID-19 caseload surpassed the one crore mark, though the number of daily cases and daily fatalities have been continuously coming down.Noted virologist Dr Shahid Jameel said India's curve for daily cases is on a downward slope since a peak in mid-September."At this time, we are getting about 25,500 cases daily compared to over 93,000 cases per day in mid-September. I believe the worst is over.

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Switzerland calls Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine safe, authorises for use

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has been authorised for use by the Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic after a two-month rolling review of documents, the health agency said on Saturday."After a meticulous review of the available information, Swissmedic concluded that the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech is safe and that its benefit outweighs the risks," said Swissmedic.It is the first vaccine against Covid-19 that has been approved by the country. However, the health agency has not specified a timeline for the administration of it.

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COMMENTARY: Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory?

Canadians against COVID-19 has begun. With the rise in vaccine hesitancy, and many refusing even to wear masks, people are wondering whether COVID-19 vaccination could be mandatory.It could, in particular contexts.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

First shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rollout across U.S.

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