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Athens Co. Expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County will have more COVID-19 vaccine providers next week as the state’s eligibility for the shots expands Kroger Pharmacies in the county, along with Shrivers Pharmacies… Read More
![A pharmacist passes syringes from a clean room into the main pharmacy, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826478052-e1607641072330-900x422.jpg)
Ohioans Will Soon Be Able To Search For Vaccine Locations Online
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — At 8 a.m. Friday morning, all Ohioans can go to Coronavirus.Ohio.gov and search by county or zip code to find a location that is offering the vaccine… Read More
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Athens Schools On Track To Resume Hybrid Instruction
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens School District is still planning to have students return to in-person instruction the last week of January. The district suspended in-person instruction for the… Read More
![A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccination](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP21011781238916-e1610474482361-900x422.jpg)
Trump Administration Changes Course to Speed Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | Pien Huang | NPR
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Three major changes are coming from the federal government, including new guidance to states urging them to allow anyone over 65 to get vaccinated.
![Gene Bracegirdle was relieved to get his first dose vaccine shot recently in rural Colorado.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/vax-matt-c4fd973a3b06ddc9cdec763bc9835d95bc66e376-e1610129093773-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Vaccinations Are Off To A Slow Start — But Not In Some Rural Areas
By: Kirk Siegler | NPR
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Some rural areas, where healthcare is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of coronavirus vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mike_dewine_051220-e1589485855321-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Lays Out Plan to Vaccinate Elderly, School Personnel
By: Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — As Ohio continues to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Mike DeWine outlined plans to add recipients in group 1B in the coming weeks. He also said he’s… Read More
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
DeWine: COVID-19 Vaccinations In Ohio Moving Too Slowly
By: Matt Richmond | WCPN
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Updated: 4:50 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — The process of vaccinating health care workers and people living in nursing homes is going too slowly, according to Gov…. Read More
![Vaccination process on Monday, December 14, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ohio-Vaccine-Twitter-e1609172385897-900x422.jpg)
Answering Your Questions About The COVID-19 Vaccines
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFURT, Ky. (OVR) — The arrival of the first doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was met with cheers around the Ohio Valley as the first doses were administered to front-line… Read More
![A Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot was ready to be administered last week. The U.S. government has reached a deal with Pfizer to purchase 100 million more vaccine doses.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ap_20353528154624-3dd95f242ddf0403190b50742dab3f4e19f2de0c-e1608739648695-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Reaches Deal With Pfizer For 100 Million More Vaccine Doses
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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The new deal effectively doubles the federal government’s order from the company. Pfizer said the U.S. government has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the additional doses.
![A pharmacist labels syringes in a clean room where doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be handled, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at Mount Sinai Queens hospital in New York.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP20344826468449-e1607641704427-900x422.jpg)
Do You Have Questions About The Covid-19 Vaccine?
By: Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — The coronavirus vaccines are coming. After a year dominated by quarantine, lockdowns and far too many deaths and illnesses, the arrival of vaccines produced by two… Read More
![Pfizer logo](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/AP_855204079438-e1595436806234-900x422.png)
US Panel Endorses Widespread Use Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak. The Food… Read More
![A needle one might use to deliver a shot](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP98646929093-e1607117265684-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Shares Timeline For COVID Vaccine Delivery In Ohio
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday detailed when and how many COVID-19 vaccines the state will receive, as well as the groups who will initially receive… Read More
![Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mike_dewine_051220-e1589485855321-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Says First Batch Of Vaccines Could Arrive In December
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio could see its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on December 15, Gov. Mike DeWine announced, bringing some welcome news as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations show no… Read More
![Pfizer plans to file within days with the Food and Drug Administration to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pfizer_hq_ap_20314649653600-b713c7b7226295e665ba300dbb2acebe1009b2f2-scaled-e1605728229740-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer To Seek FDA OK For COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Days’
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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The vaccine was found to be 95% effective in an updated study analysis. Safety data required by the Food and Drug Administration showed no serious concerns, the company said.
![A woman sits in a theater in Irvine, Calif., waiting for a movie to start, on Sept. 8. A COVID-19 vaccine could unleash pent-up spending from households that have mostly avoided activities like going to the gym during the coronavirus pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ap_20255783397536-dde24f0c5f179bc18aaa433055a1841178729143-scaled-e1605543802442-900x422.jpg)
Vaccine Could Unlock Trillions In Spending, Leading To ‘Biden Boom’
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Pent-up demand from households that have been cooped up over the last eight months could drive a spending boom in the spring, providing a big boost to the economy.
![Pfizer said a clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine found it to be more than 90% effective.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pfizer_ap_110131128891-c0373ebc4e7325ea32c52f23f6cdac2656a55434-scaled-e1604938961728-900x422.jpg)
Pfizer Says Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is the first to have data showing that it exceeded the minimum effectiveness threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use.
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is pictured in a hearing on July 31. He is testifying on Wednesday alongside other top health officials in a Senate panel hearing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1227857187-11a9e90c0a4d202e9602d26bee4c23f08c5594b6-scaled-e1600888103593-900x422.jpg)
Public Health Leaders Vow Science, Not Politics, Will Guide COVID-19 Vaccine
By: Sam Gringlas | NPR
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A Senate hearing on the coronavirus pandemic follows the day after the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 200,000 people. The session is underway now.
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Is The U.S. Government Paying Twice For Coronavirus Vaccine?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — COVID-19 vaccine development continues to be the subject of political jostling, with President Trump contradicting top U.S. health officials regarding timeline and efficacy. The Centers for Disease… Read More
![CDC Director Robert Redfield says wearing a mask may provide better protection against COVID-19 than a vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20260572519701-4e3da6f93a23feee1ecf52bccf5bbde6d6478735-scaled-e1600285372198-900x422.jpg)
CDC Director Says COVID-19 Vaccine Likely Won’t Be Widely Available Until Next Year
By: Brian Naylor | NPR
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Emphasizing the continued importance of masks, Robert Redfield said that while first responders may have early access to a vaccine, broader access is not likely for six to nine months after approval.
![Earlier in the week, AstraZeneca had paused worldwide studies of its candidate vaccine after one U.K. participant developed symptoms consistent with the spinal cord inflammation known as transverse myelitis.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20202505945262-1-fe8cbe336a917403b927d9564849584f66321d2e-scaled-e1600095588952-900x422.jpg)
AstraZeneca Resumes Its COVID-19 Vaccine Trials In The U.K.
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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The company had placed its worldwide vaccine trials on hold for several days. It now says a safety review by regulators and reviewers is complete. No word on when studies in the U.S. might resume.
![The AstraZeneca/Oxford partnership is one of the vaccine development efforts that is furthest along. The company recently began a Phase 3 trial in the United States that aims to enroll 30,000 volunteers.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ap_20245570629611-fa60ff439624fa0abab5bfc3393b929919e84d2d-scaled-e1599665260588-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused Due To Illness In Volunteer
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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AstraZeneca, which is working with the University of Oxford, hasn’t said what the illness is. It will try to determine whether the illness is related to the vaccine, or just a chance event.
![Some of the world's largest vaccine-makers hope to bolster public confidence in a yet-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine, pledging to follow strict safety protocols in the rush to respond to the pandemic. Here, a nurse practitioner administers a dose of flu vaccine in Key Biscayne, Fla.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1270517912-3d2b81e8c2732dde2ac41e29855056bcc0db480b-scaled-e1599589469918-900x422.jpg)
9 Drugmakers Sign Safety Pledge In Rush To Develop Coronavirus Vaccine
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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The pledge comes one month after a survey found that only 2 in 5 Americans said they planned to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
![A scientist at work on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate at Bogazici University in Istanbul in August.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1228253839-d6eb99ba837308d654df614ba87ba0b18db82b14-scaled-e1599493622338-900x422.jpg)
How Can You Tell If A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Working?
By: Joe Palca | NPR
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Several COVID-19 vaccine candidates are being tested now. But why does it take 30,000 volunteers to know if one is safe and effective? And what does it mean to say a vaccine candidate is working?
![The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has asked states to prepare for distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gettyimages-1207345894-6a2edd482c5614eea96421f67c3591937aed6b8f-scaled-e1599254651656-900x422.jpg)
States Prepare For Potential Fall Vaccine Distribution, Under Pressure From CDC
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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“We’ve got to take a deep breath,” says one health official about the rapid timeline pushed for by the CDC. “It is very clear that we need to lean forward to prepare to deliver the vaccine.”
![Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a House subcommittee hearing on Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ap_20213596285837-dd0a8f245fd699c2a8897df074ee6a87a876bd29-scaled-e1596221622796-900x422.jpg)
Fauci ‘Optimistic’ Americans Will Get Coronavirus Vaccine Next Year
By: Matthew S. Schwartz I NPR
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Animal and human trials are promising, Dr. Anthony Fauci told lawmakers Friday, and the government is preparing for widespread distribution once a vaccine is shown to be safe and effective.