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COVID-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine COVID-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine
Covid-19: CVS To Hire Thousands To Distribute Vaccine With the first COVID-19 vaccine expected to be approved by federal health officials this week, CVS is calling in the cavalry to speed up the administration of the cure. CVS Pharmacy is expected to hire thousands of nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians across the country to help expedite the administration of the vaccine, as the nation sees a spike in new COVID-19 cases. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on Thursday, Dec. 10 to determine if the new vaccines produced by Pfizer and other companies are safe and effective, at which point it is expected to be distributed to…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Pfizer Vaccine Provides Strong Protection After First Dose, FDA Trials Show COVID-19: New Pfizer Vaccine Provides Strong Protection After First Dose, FDA Trials Show
Covid-19: New Pfizer Vaccine Provides Strong Protection After First Dose, FDA Trials Show It will take two doses to get the full effect, but early trials have shown that the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer has provided protection after the initial dose, according to the FDA. On Tuesday, Dec. 8, federal health officials said that initial trials of the vaccine have proven it is highly effective after the first dose, though it will still require a second dose 21 days later for complete vaccination. According to reports, the first dose becomes effective within approximately 10 days as the FDA prepares for a meeting of its vaccine advisory group this week. It has also been equally effec…

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COVID-19: Here's Where, When First 31,000 Vaccines Will Be Distributed In Connecticut COVID-19: Here's Where, When First 31,000 Vaccines Will Be Distributed In Connecticut
Covid-19: Here's Where, When First 31,000 Vaccines Will Be Distributed In Connecticut Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has laid out a tentative rollout plan for the COVID-19 vaccination that’s coming later this month. Lamont said that the first batch of approximately 31,000 vaccine doses are expected to arrive from Pfizer on Monday, Dec. 14, with an additional 63,000 coming from Moderna one week later on Dec. 21. To be effective, two doses spread approximately 21 days apart have to be administered. Lamont estimated that by the end of January, more than 200,000 people will have received two doses, with more than 150,000 receiving their first. The vaccinations will be administer…

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COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective COVID-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective
Covid-19: Pfizer Boasts Vaccine Candidate That's More Than 90% Effective More reliable than the flu shot? Pfizer on Monday trumpeted a COVID-19 vaccine candidate as more than 90% effective – nearly three times better than the effectiveness of last season’s influenza vaccine. Pfizer said it hopes to have 50 million doses of the free vaccine ready by the end of this year and as many as 1.3 billion doses available next year to fight the deadly global pandemic. Two doses per person of BNT162b2 would be necessary, said the Manhattan-based drug maker, which teamed up with BioNTech of Germany to develop the booster. Pfizer plans to ask the federal Food and Drug Admini…

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by Jerry DeMarco