When the U.S. state of Florida opened its coronavirus vaccines to anyone above the age of 65 earlier this month, Canadian seniors who were already hunkered down in the southern state for the winter jumped at the opportunity.Snowbirds Perry
Anti-vaccine groups are exploiting the suffering and death of people who happen to fall ill after receiving a covid shot, threatening to undermine the largest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. In some cases, anti-vaccine activists are fabricating stories of deaths
Over a month into a massive vaccination program, most older Americans report they don’t know where or when they can get inoculated for covid-19, according to a poll released Friday. Nearly 6 in 10 people 65 and older who have
It’s what many people with H.I.V. have long awaited: monthly injections to keep the virus in check, instead of the three pills daily they now must take.The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a combination of two monthly shots
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Use Our Content It can be republished for free. Dr. Monte Junker, an Oregon dentist, is waiting for his turn to get vaccinated for covid even though he considers himself a front-line health worker. “If
For Heather Suri, a registered nurse in Virginia, the race to vaccinate Americans against covid has thrown up some unprecedented obstacles. The vaccines themselves are delicate and require a fair bit of focus over time. Consider Moderna’s instructions for preparing
By Layal Liverpool People waiting for an injection at the Millennium Point centre in BirminghamJacob King/PA Wire/Bloomberg via Getty Images The body responsible for health in England has not revealed whether it is recording the ethnicity of people vaccinated against
As coronavirus vaccines are being gradually rolled out across Canada, one lingering question on most people’s minds is when their turn will come to get the shot.Now, an online tool may just be able to help answer that question.
Some New Brunswickers will be rolling up their sleeves for the second time this weekend to receive the second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the timing of which experts say could impact its effectiveness.Linda Shannon of Sackville said she
The desperately awaited vaccination drive against the coronavirus in the U.S. is running into resistance from an unlikely quarter: Surprising numbers of healthcare workers who have seen firsthand the death and misery inflicted by COVID-19 are refusing shots.It is happening