More than 200,000 doses of covid vaccine have gone to waste since December, KHN has learned. Two national pharmacy chains account for most of it.
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As vaccine demand slows, political differences go on display in California counties
California officials are optimistic they can vaccinate millions more before hitting a hard wall of vaccine resistance.
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Scientists scramble to see why, in rare cases, even the vaccinated can get COVID-19
Health experts expected some vaccinated people to contract COVID-19. But more research is needed on exactly why it is happening now, in small numbers.
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Is needle fear holding you back from getting vaccinated? Here’s what to do about it
Amid the push for herd immunity, 5% of adults may be avoiding vaccines due to an intense fear of needles. It is common, and it can be overcome.
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Vaccine companies and the U.S. government snubbed WHO initiative to scale up global manufacturing
Last year the World Health Organization launched a program that aimed to scale up production of COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Pfizer and Moderna refused to participate.
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California has given 30 million COVID-19 vaccinations, but demand may be dropping
Providers in California have given a promising number COVID-19 vaccinations. Now health officials worry demand is topping off — and way too soon.
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipments to California resume as COVID cases keep falling
An expected allocation of 87,800 doses will be the first direct federal shipment of Johnson & Johnson since the vaccine was temporarily halted.
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Vaccinating children, vigilance next phase of California’s COVID-19 battle
Despite reopening gains, experts think herd immunity is a ways off, and they say several factors will keep COVID-19 a fact of life for some time.
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California’s COVID-19 vaccination pace slowed after Johnson & Johnson pause
Doses given were down about 16% from a statewide peak of nearly 400,000 a week, a number recorded two days before officials sought a halt to J&J shots.
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California, Santa Cruz County greenlight J&J vaccinations to resume immediately
The CDC and FDA lifted their pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations Friday, and state and county officials followed suit Sunday morning.