Pfizer-BioNTech to Test COVID Vaccine in Pregnant Women By Rachel Tillman Nationwide
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Pfizer-BioNTech announced on Thursday that it is set to begin a global study testing the efficacy of its coronavirus vaccine in pregnant women over the age of 18.
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Pfizer-BioNTech is set to begin a global study testing its COVID vaccine in healthy pregnant women over the age of 18
Women will receive their first shot between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation, with the total length of the study lasting approximately 7 to 10 months
Doctors also plan to study the participants’ children for up to six months after they give birth
By Spectrum News Staff Milwaukee PUBLISHED 10:52 PM ET Feb. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:52 PM EST Feb. 16, 2021
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On a snowy night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden stood in front of a masked, socially distanced crowd at the Pabst Theater, taking questions from moderator Anderson Cooper and Americans, those who voted for him and those who did not vote for him, at a CNN town hall event.
The event was aimed at selling his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief measure directly to the American people ( Now is the time we should be spending,” Biden said, emphasizing that America can come “roaring back” if this bill is passed. Now is the time to go big.”), but the president ended up making a number of headlines about education, COVID-19 vaccines, his predecessor, and divisions in America.
By Ari Ephraim Feldman New York City PUBLISHED 2:00 PM ET Feb. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 2:00 PM EST Feb. 09, 2021
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NEW YORK New York City’s health department has closed 12 of its 15 neighborhood COVID-19 vaccine distribution hubs for three days, citing a lack of vaccine supply, leaving several neighborhoods that have been hit hard by the coronavirus without immunization sites.
This is at least the second week that the city had planned to close down most of its vaccine distribution sites Monday through Wednesday after running out of a weekly allotment of vaccines over the weekend, a health department spokesperson said.
The three open sites are only giving out second dose shots, the spokesperson said, because those locations were the only ones open about a month ago, when residents got their first vaccine doses there. Th
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Tourism was on the rise in Louisville before the COVID-19 pandemic, but big events won t be coming back just yet.
“In 2019, this city was on fire,” Louisville Tourism CEO Karen Williams said.
Organizers of the National Farm Machinery Show and Championship Tractor Pull announced it won’t be coming back this year, taking an estimated $12.6 million dollars worth of economic impact with it one of the largest events the city hosts each year.
“The health and safety of our guests, exhibitors and coworkers is our highest priority and unfortunately the best way to keep them safe is to postpone the show,” Kentucky Venues CEO David Beck said in a statement.
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SHELBYVILLE, Ky. Small drug stores across Kentucky are planning to participate in the COVID-19 vaccine program, but are waiting for the arrival of more doses.
Pharmacists at Andrew’s Pharmacy in Shelbyville say they are ready to help end this pandemic.
Pharmacist Jon Harned says, ”We give vaccines all the time anyway but we wanted to be apart of the solution for the COVID and help immunize the public and help save lives.
When the phone rings and Harned or an employee answers, there’s a good chance it is someone anxious to get the vaccine.
“We have 10-15 calls a day which is a lot for us looking for the vaccine,” says Harned.