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Public health experts weigh in on how, specifically, President-elect Biden can get the coronavirus vaccine rollout on track.

Here’s How Biden Could Save the Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout

By Dan Robitzski

A COVID-19 reserve held back intended to be used as second booster shots by the Trump administration doesn't actually exist, the Washington Post reports.

Report: Trump Admin’s Promised COVID Vaccine Reserve Doesn’t Exist

By Victor Tangermann

The activist group DC Marijuana Justice plans to hands out free bags of weed to people who get the coronavirus vaccine in Washington D.C.

Activists Plan to Hand Out Free Weed at DC Vaccination Sites

By Dan Robitzski

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California will be turned into a "super site" for COVID-19 vaccinations in the surrounding Orange County later this week.

Disneyland Will Turn Into a Giant Vaccine Distribution Center

By Victor Tangermann

4,000 Americans were killed by COVID-19 on Thursday, a new national record that will probably be broken yet again very soon.

More Than 4,000 Americans Died From COVID Yesterday

By Dan Robitzski

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine Is Effective Against New Strains

By Victor Tangermann

The FDA has weighed in on the coronavirus vaccine scheduling debate, telling doctors to stay the course and give patients both injections.

FDA Begs Doctors to Follow Vaccine Instructions

By Dan Robitzski

A diagram conspiracy theorists claimed to be of a 5G chip that had been inserted into the COVID-19 vaccine turned out to be the schematic of a guitar pedal.

This Might Be the Dumbest Vaccine Conspiracy Theory We’ve Ever Seen

By Victor Tangermann

Several counties in Florida are scheduling coronavirus vaccinations through Eventbrite, raising multiple issues with the system.

Florida Is Doling out Coronavirus Vaccines Over Eventbrite

By Dan Robitzski

As patients in Los Angeles get the coronavirus vaccine, they can also get digital proof of their inoculation that could work like an "immunity passport."

LA Plans to Issue Digital “Passports” With Coronavirus Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

On Monday, Biden received the first of two shots that make up the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. He was inoculated on camera to boost public trust in the shot.

Joe Biden Gets COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

According to CDC data, US health workers have already administered more than half a million COVID-19 vaccine doses in the first week.

The US Has Already Given a Half Million COVID Shots

By Victor Tangermann

Once the FDA approved a coronavirus vaccine, almost-certainly-fake listings for vaccines on the black market vastly increased in number.

FDA Vaccine Approval Created a Spike in Black Market Listings

By Dan Robitzski

The wealthy are offering up tens of thousands of dollars to jump the line and get their COVID-19 vaccine early, the LA Times reports.

The Rich Are Trying to Skip the Line to Get Vaccinated

By Victor Tangermann

Ian McKellen says he feels "euphoric" after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, and he urges everyone who can to get vaccinated as well.

Ian McKellen Says He Feels “Euphoric” After Taking COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

The US might have far more doses of Pfizer's vaccine than initially thought thanks to the manufacturer overfilling vials to insure against spills.

The US Seems to Have Way More Vaccine Doses Than It Thought

By Victor Tangermann

The virst COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed in the U.S. Now, Fauci says he's afraid too many people won't want to get it.

Fauci Says That His Greatest Fear Is Anti-Vaxxers

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed in Australia produced false positive test results for HIV in some trial participants, The New York Times reports.

Experimental COVID Vaccine Was Giving False Positives For HIV

By Victor Tangermann

AstraZeneca didn't tell the FDA it halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a volunteer got sick. The ommission could hurt the company's credibility.

AstraZeneca Keeps Bungling Stuff About Its Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Health authorities in the UK are advising that those with a history of strong allergic reactions shouldn't get Pifzer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine.

Some Are Getting Severe Allergic Reactions to the COVID Vaccine in the UK

By Victor Tangermann

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech is effective after just two weeks following a single dose, according to FDA data.

COVID Vaccine Is Effective After Just Two Weeks

By Victor Tangermann

Back in July, the White House turned down an offer to buy hundreds of millions of extra doses of Pfizer's vaccine for COVID-19.

Trump Turned Down Opportunity to Buy 500M Doses of COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

The federal government says it can dole out 40 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine — enough for 20 million people — this month. Experts say probably not.

Experts Say Trump Promise For 20M December Vaccinations is Unrealistic

By Dan Robitzski

Former U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine in public to bolster confidence that it's safe.

Obama, Clinton, and Bush Say They’ll All Take COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

INTERPOL warns that organized crime groups will likely try to hoard COVID-19 vaccines or sell their own fraudulent versions.

INTERPOL: COVID Vaccine Will Be “Liquid Gold” to Organized Crime

By Dan Robitzski

The UK has officially licensed the COVID-19 vaccine developed by multinational pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.

UK Becomes First Western Country to Approve COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

A volunteer in the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine trial alleges that he suffered severe neurological side effects, a claim that the researchers deny.

Woman Claims Husband Got Neurological Damage From COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Moderna plans to submit its COVID-19 vaccine to the FDA on Monday. The company's CMO says the data is so good he was moved to tears.

Pharma Exec Cried When He Saw COVID-19 Vaccine Results

By Dan Robitzski

Operation Warp Speed officials just announced that the first coronavirus vaccines would be distributed based on state population rather than need.

Here’s How the First Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Distributed

By Dan Robitzski

According to a high-ranking organizer, it's possible the Summer Olympics in Tokyo will be canceled due to the international coronavirus outbreak.

Japan Is Still Trying to Hold the Olympics in 2021

By Dan Robitzski

UK's Oxford University and AstraZeneca have announced their COVID-19 vaccine is up to 90 percent effective according to preliminary study results.

Third Major COVID Vaccine Turns Out to Be Super Effective

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer just announced its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective with no serious side effects — even more effective than previously thought.

New Results: First COVID Vaccine Even Better Than Scientists Thought

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of people in China are getting injected with one of several COVID-19 vaccines despite none of them having been officially deemed safe.

In China, COVID Vaccines Are Already Selling on the Black Market

By Victor Tangermann

Biopharmaceutical Moderna has announced its COVID-19 vaccine has proven to be 94.5 percent effective according to preliminary results.

Second COVID Vaccine Even More Effective, Trial Results Say

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft claims Russian and North Korean hackers are trying to get a hold of COVID-19 vaccine data using brute force attacks and phishing lures.

Microsoft Claims Russia and North Korea Hacked COVID Vaccine Data

By Victor Tangermann

Russian officials claim they have found that their COVID-19 vaccine is 92 percent effective — but scientists are questioning the results.

Russia Claims Its Vaccine is 92% Effective. Scientists Cry Foul.

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have a counterintuitive approach to distributing limited COVID-19 vaccines: Inoculate the superspreaders who'd otherwise keep infecting others.

Scientists: We Should Vaccinate Social Butterflies Before the Vulnerable

By Dan Robitzski

Pfizer has announced its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective, surprising experts. First doses could go out before the end of the year.

Biotech Company Claims Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is 90% Effective

By Victor Tangermann

According to early results, a vaccine for COVID-19 being tested by Oxford University and AstraZeneca is effective in both older adults and young people.

This COVID Vaccine Works For Both Young and Old, Scientists Say in Closed Meeting

By Victor Tangermann

UK researchers are preparing for a controversial experiment involving injecting healthy human test subjects with the coronavirus.

Researchers Are Starting to Infect People With COVID on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

As a temporary boost in the fight against COVID-19, a team of U.K. scientists are experimenting with a tuberculosis vaccine from 1921.

Scientists Are Testing a 99-Year-Old Tuberculosis Vaccine on COVID-19

By Dan Robitzski

A team of MIT scientists working on a universal flu vaccine, or a single inoculation that blocks all flu viruses, modeled a successful vaccination method.

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MIT Scientists Making Key Progress on Universal Flu Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Pharamceutical companies have different definitions of success for their COVID-19 vaccines, making it hard to tell if the first vaccine will be the best.

Pharma Companies Never Agreed What Makes a “Successful” COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

By Dan Robitzski

CNBC reports that side effects of several COVID vaccines can include high fever, exhaustion, and headaches. They mostly don't last for more than a day.

COVID Vaccines Can Have Some Nasty Side Effects — But Only For a Day

By Victor Tangermann

In a New York Times Opinion interview, Elon Musk raveled that he's not planning on getting a COVID vaccine once one becomes available.

Elon Musk: I Refuse to Get a COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

The World Health Organization and other groups are coordinating a global effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. refused to help.

US, Russia, China Opt Out of Global Plan to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

Even with manufacturing ramped up significantly, there won't be enough COVID vaccines available for the entire globe until the end of 2024.

There Won’t Be Enough COVID Vaccines for Everybody Until 2024, Warn Vaccine Makers

By Victor Tangermann

When a volunteer in AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial fell sick, the entire study had to be put on hold to see if it was a side effect.

COVID Vaccine Trial Paused After Volunteer Develops Mysterious Illness

By Dan Robitzski

According to Anthony Fauci, top infectious disease expert, there could be a safe way to start giving out a coronavirus vaccine earlier than expected.

Fauci: We Could Cut Trials Short and Give Out COVID Vaccine “Right Now”

By Victor Tangermann

COVID-19 scientists are running out of primates to test their experimental vaccines on, meaning important research can't be conducted.

Scientists Are Running Out of Primates to Test Vaccines On

By Dan Robitzski

Trump's newest medical advisor is pushing the White House to embrace a "herd immunity" strategy to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

A White House Advisor Is Pushing a Reckless Herd Immunity COVID Strategy

By Victor Tangermann

For the first time, experts were able to confirm that a former COVID-19 patient has been reinfected by the coronavirus, but that's no cause for concern.

Doctors Confirm For First Time That Patient Caught COVID Twice

By Victor Tangermann

President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug Administration this weekend of purposefully delaying COVID-19 vaccine trials without showing any evidence.

Trump Wants to Approve a COVID Vaccine Before They’re Done Testing It

By Victor Tangermann

The Russian government is about to start a 40,000-person experiment on its COVID-19 vaccine, which is usually something that happens before they approve it.

40,000 Russians Are About to Get That Untested COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine

Russia Says It Has Approved an Untested COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

Russia may begin a mass COVID-19 inoculation campaign this Autumn, but there's no available data showing that the experimental vaccine works.

Russian Officials Are Injecting Themselves With an Experimental COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A coronavirus vaccine has long been described as the only way out. But experts now agree: even with a vaccine, it will take years to slow the spread.

Even With a Vaccine, It Will Take Months If Not Years to Beat the Coronavirus

By Victor Tangermann

A letter sent out to employees of Chinese state-owned travel companies claims that two experimental coronavirus vaccines are safe and effective.

China Is Giving People a COVID Vaccine That Isn’t Done Being Tested

By Victor Tangermann

Using just a pipette and a magnetic stirring device, a ragtag group of scientists is attempting to fast track the development of a COVID vaccine.

These Scientists Are Testing an Experimental COVID Vaccine on Themselves

By Victor Tangermann

Experimental COVID-19 vaccines are coming with an unfortunate amount of side effecte. Failing to disclose those risks could turn people off altogether.

Experimental COVID Vaccines Are Giving People Fevers, Headaches, and More

By Dan Robitzski

According to a preliminary lab test conducted by Pfizer, their COVID vaccine is effective against new highly transmissible variants of the virus.

Pharma Execs Say They Plan to Profit on COVID-19 Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

UK authorities issued a warning on Thursday, claiming that Russian hackers with ties to the Kremlin have been targeting coronavirus vaccine research.

State-Backed Russian Hackers Are Targeting Coronavirus Vaccine Research

By Victor Tangermann

Human Tests For This COVID Vaccine Look “Promising,” Researchers Say

Human Tests For This COVID Vaccine Look “Promising,” Researchers Say

By Victor Tangermann

Chinese officials may start administering an early candidate for a COVID-19 vaccine to China's military. Early trials showed it had limited efficacy.

China Is Providing a Controversial COVID-19 Vaccine to Its Military

By Victor Tangermann