2nd stage of COVID-19 vaccination should target those most likely to spread the virus, say some experts
When it comes to the first stage of administering the vaccine for COVID-19, there appears to be wide consensus that policy makers should target the most vulnerable. But some researchers suggest by the second stage, that strategy should change to trying to prevent the spread.
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1st stage will focus on vulnerable, but once more vaccine is available, focus should be reducing transmission
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 15, 2020
A nurse prepares a shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy s Hospital in London on Dec. 8. The first shots of the vaccine will be available in Canada next week.(Frank Augstein/The Associated Press)
Texas working to vaccinate people who live, work at long-term care facilities
Texas working to vaccinate people who live, work at long-term care facilities
Some of the most extreme COVID-19 outbreaks have happened at long-term care facilities. Now, Texas is working to vaccinate people who live and work at those locations.
DENTON, Texas - Some of the most extreme COVID-19 outbreaks have happened at long-term care facilities.
Now, Texas is working to vaccinate people who live and work at those locations.
Governor Greg Abbott said Texas is participating in a federal program to vaccinate residents and staff of long-term care facilities against COVID-19.
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A close-up of a covid-19 vaccine at Cardiff and Vale Therapy Centre on December 8, 2020, in Cardiff, Wales. Google said Thursday it’s adding new information panels to search results about vaccines to counter false claims.
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Google plans to counter vaccine conspiracy theories and misinformation by tacking on new knowledge panels to search results when people look up information about covid-19 vaccines.
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The feature’s launching first in the UK, where health authorities began rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine the first of its kind approved in the West this week. Google intends to expand the feature as more countries begin approving covid-19 vaccines, the company said in a blog post Thursday.
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