Before the shot was released to the public, more than 20,000 volunteers around the world tried it out over a period of several months, with no major safety concerns reported among trial volunteers from the US to Argentina, South Africa, Germany, Brazil, and Turkey. Common - but temporary - side effects reported in the trials included pain at the injection site (in the arm), fatigue, and headaches, generally lasting about a day or two post-jab.
The same was generally true of Moderna s new
coronavirus vaccine, which was also tested out in more than 15,000 volunteers across the US.
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Both shots were deemed more than 94% effective at preventing symptomatic coronavirus infections, making them critical disease-fighting tools at this stage in the pandemic. The coronavirus is now among the leading causes of death in the US, killing more than 3,000 people across the country every day.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming it has spurred California to dispense thousands of body bags and line up refrigerated morgue trucks.
With the rollout of shots picking up speed Wednesday, lawmakers in Washington closed in on a long-stalled $900 billion coronavirus relief package that would send direct payments of around $600 to most Americans. Meanwhile, the U.S. appeared to be days away from adding a second vaccine to its arsenal.
At the same time, a major snowstorm pushing its way into the Northeast raised concern it could disrupt distribution of the first vaccine.
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BENNINGTON â Vaccinations against COVID-19 got under way in Bennington County on Wednesday, with 75 healthcare workers at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center expected to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the end of the evening.
Dr. Ann Marie Swann received the very first dose, at about 11 a.m. The vaccine was administered by Melissa Goldstein, RN and clinical education specialist. It didn t even hurt! Swann said immediately after receiving her shot.
Swann was followed by Patricia Johnson, RN, a nurse in the Emergency Department. Both work directly with COVID-19 patients, and volunteered to be the first to receive the vaccine. Forty-three additional healthcare workers, who also work directly with COVID-19 patients, followed, and thirty more were expected to receive the vaccine last night.
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) The first COVID-19 vaccinations are underway at U.S. nursing homes, where the virus has killed more than 110,000 people, even as the nation struggles to contain a surge so alarming it has spurred California to dispense thousands of body bags and line up refrigerated morgue trucks.
With the rollout of shots picking up speed Wednesday, lawmakers in Washington closed in on a long-stalled $900 billion coronavirus relief package that would send direct payments of around $600 to most Americans. Meanwhile, the U.S. appeared to be days away from adding a second vaccine to its arsenal.