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SAN FRANCISCO (AP/CBS13) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday released a new plan outlining how the state will allocate vaccines to education workers in a continued push to reopen more schools for in-person instruction. Newsom announced last week that at least 10% of the state’s vaccines would go to education workers starting in March, which translates to roughly 75,000 dedicated doses a week. READ MORE: Victimized Again: Looters Rummage Through Victims' Burned Homes The Governor’s Office on Thursday released an overview showing how those vaccines would be distributed. Each week, the state will provide doses to county offices of education for distribution. Teachers and other education workers will get single-use codes to make expedited appointments online. Our top priority is getting students back in the classroom as safely and quickly as possible. CA's equity-centered plan prioritizes #COVID19 vaccines for educators through dedicated https://t.co/AJLQxKLZZq … [Read more...] about Newsom’s Vaccine Plan Aims To Reopen California Classrooms

Vice President Harris, along with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Divided House on full display Harris visits DC pharmacy to promote vaccine program Capitol Police recommend fence around Capitol stay up until September: report MORE (D-D.C.), visited a pharmacy in Southeast Washington, D.C., on Thursday to promote the Biden administration’s coronavirus vaccine pharmacy program and try to address vaccine hesitancy. Harris spoke at the Giant Food grocery store about the side effects she experienced after receiving the second dose of her Moderna vaccine and reassured a woman as she received her own second dose. “The first day that I got the shot, I felt fine. The next day, I realized, I needed to take it a little slow. And the next day it was like nothing ever happened, but I knew I was vaccinated,” the vice president told the woman before she received the second dose of her Moderna vaccine. … [Read more...] about Harris visits DC pharmacy to promote vaccine program

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department announced on Thursday they will begin administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Castle Shannon clinic starting next week. READ MORE: Suspected Drug Dealer From Hazelwood Facing Up To 40 Years In Prison The county health department received four trays of the vaccination for first shots and while it is a two-shot series, the second shot can be given in a 21-to-42-day window. Limited first dose appointments will be available at the Castle Shannon site for people 65 years and older and only on the week of March 1. READ MORE: Car Flips Onto Its Roof On 40th Street Bridge Sign-ups to get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the Castle Shannon VFD Banquet Hall will be open on the county website at 9:00 a.m. today. No walk-ups or on-site registration will be permitted and anyone that does not fit the criteria will be turned away. MORE NEWS: Police Recover Drugs, Money, And Stolen Guns From … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Vaccinations In Pittsburgh: Allegheny County Health Department To Begin Using Pfizer Vaccine

FedEx and UPS said they plan to increase distribution of the coronavirus vaccine by 40 percent next week, with peak distribution likely to come in May. Wes Wheeler, the head of UPS’s health care unit, said the courier service is currently handling about 10 million weekly doses but that the figure is set to increase to 14 million next week. If Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot vaccine secures an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, that number will increase further, according to Bloomberg. ADVERTISEMENT Wheeler told the publication that even at peak distribution, the vaccines will only account for about 6 percent of its 24.7 million daily package deliveries. By May, UPS projects it will handle up to 1.4 million shipments daily of COVID-19 vaccines. “We made sure that even during the peak periods that we would have enough capacity in our network to be able to prioritize all vaccines,” he said. Wheeler said the company has bought freezer … [Read more...] about Vaccine distribution to jump 40 percent next week, UPS executive says

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said Thursday they are beginning a study to test whether a third shot of their COVID-19 vaccine will help protect against variants of the virus. In addition, the companies said they are in "ongoing discussions" with regulators about the potential need to study an updated version of the vaccine to fight a variant first identified in South Africa that has raised concerns about reducing the effectiveness of vaccines. Pfizer said there is not yet evidence that its vaccine will be less effective against the variants, but it is preparing in case further evidence emerges. ADVERTISEMENT The company is beginning a study that will give a third shot to people who participated in the company's phase 1 clinical trial of the vaccine. The third shot would come six to 12 months after the initial two shots. Simply giving a third shot of the existing vaccine would avoid the need to develop and manufacture an updated vaccine. “While we have not seen any … [Read more...] about Pfizer to study booster shot aimed at virus variant