Category: News
California prioritizes those over age 50 in vaccine line (Mercury News)
California’s new goal: Vaccinate a million people in 10 days (CalMatters)
What Is in the Flu Shot? Here’s How Experts Explain Common Ingredients
A ‘Herculean’ effort: States finalize their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans
First large-scale US Covid-19 vaccine trial reaches target enrollment of 30,000 participants
Search for Coronavirus Vaccine Becomes a Global Competition (New York Times)
The United States, China and Europe are battling to be the first to find a cure, bringing a nationalist element to a worldwide crisis.
Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday (SF Gate)
Even if initial safety tests go well, “you’re talking about a year to a year and a half” before any vaccine could be ready for widespread use, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Why will it take so long to make a coronavirus vaccine that can prevent COVID-19? (LA Times)
Until there’s a vaccine, wash your hands everyone!
Worried About Catching The New Coronavirus? In The U.S., Flu Is A Bigger Threat (NPR)
It’s not too late to get your flu shot!