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Vaccine rollout falls short of expectations, raising questions about 2021 timeline

Vaccine rollout falls short of expectations, raising questions about 2021 timeline © Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A pharmacist dilutes the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while preparing it to administer to staff and residents at the Goodwin House Bailey s Crossroads, a senior living community in Falls Church, Va., Dec. 30, 2020. The U.S. COVID-19 vaccine rollout moved slower than expected this month, stoking fears that the federal government was mishandling the effort and that people would have to wait months longer than expected to get their shot. Federal officials defended the program, insisting that bringing the vaccine to the American people in less than a year was still a technical feat and that the program remained on track.

FDA Panel Member Calls for Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Events

FDA Panel Member Calls for Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Events A member of a federal vaccine advisory panel said Thursday that the United States should be holding mass COVID-19 vaccination events to get more people vaccinated, amid concerns vaccinations aren’t happening quickly enough. While billions of dollars from the government helped produce vaccines in record time, the vaccination part “is equally hard and is equally going to require this Manhattan Project-like response,” Dr. Paul Offit said. “We need to do essentially the kind of things we’re doing in our hospital. In our hospital, we’ve vaccinated 12 people every 30 minutes. And so we will plow through tens of thousands of people by having a very efficient system,” he added.

Goodwin House residents and staff receive COVID-19 vaccine | Alexandria Times

3663 Momah Wolapaye, a certified nursing assistant at Goodwin House Alexandria, was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the long-term care facility. (Photo/Cody Mello-Klein) By Cody Mello-Klein | Residents and staff at Goodwin House Alexandria, an elder care facility that provides independent and assisted living, were among the first in the city to receive the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. In partnership with CVS, which, along with Wallgreens, is administering the vaccine in long-term care facilities around the state, Goodwin House was able to provide the initial dose of the vaccine to more than 300 residents and staff. A second dose of the vaccine will be administered to those who received the vaccine this week on Jan. 19.

What Makes COVID-19 Different From the Flu?

What Makes COVID-19 Different From the Flu? Time 12/17/2020 Tara Law © Andrew Caballero-Reynolds AFP/Getty Images Christmas carol singers look on and take a break from a Christmas party as paramedics walk into the Goodwin House senior living community center in Arlington, Virginia, during the coronavirus pandemic on December 10, 2020. Living through the COVID-19 pandemic is hard. TIME’s advice column is here to help. Trying to decide if that dinner party is safe to attend? Fighting through your quarantine fatigue? Our health reporters will consult experts who can help find a safe and practical solution. Send us your pandemic dilemmas at covidquestions@time.com, and we will choose some to answer in a column on TIME.com.

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