vaccinations

One year into the coronavirus pandemic, vaccines against the virus are becoming available for college-age students. 

Experts have highlighted why it’s in everybody’s interests to make sure adequately supplied inoculation programs are rolled out across the globe.  

Puerto Rico’s governor says officials will start vaccinating all those 16 and older on April 12, an unexpected move that prompted celebrations across a U.S. territory facing a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urged his fellow Republicans to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during a visit to a hospital in western Kentucky

What’s the difference between Phase 1a, Phase 1b, Phase 1c in Philly, Pa. and NJ? Are COVID vaccines becoming more available soon? So many questions. Here are a lot of answers.

Debate over the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is not approved for use in the U.S. but has been used in Europe, adds to the questions for those still unvaccinated. Are COVID vaccines becoming more available soon? So many questions. Here are a lot of answers.

The new variant will not be limited to India, but will likely emerge in other parts of the world as well, said Dr. Kavita Patel of the Brookings Institution.

Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn says offering bonuses to workers who get the Covid-19 vaccine was the right thing to do to reach herd immunity.

Pennsylvania recently narrowed it’s vaccine provider list, cutting off ‘lower performing’ providers. As NBC10’s Deanna Durante tells us, those providers say they move at a slower pace because the community in need does as well.

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been suspended by some European countries after blood clots were reported in some patients who received it. Regulators are now working to determine if those clots were due to the vaccine or just coincidental. Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, an immunologist and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, explains how the AstraZeneca differs from the other available...

With President Biden’s push to have every adult vaccinated by May 1, Philadelphia prepares to speed up their vaccination distribution by a month. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk spoke to the city’s health commissioner who says his department is going to need help to meet this goal.

President Joe Biden wants all American adults to have access to a coronavirus vaccine before May 1st. While many Pennsylvanians still struggle to find vaccine appointments, Governor Tom Wolf announced plans to speed up the vaccine roll out to meet this demand. NBC10’s Deanna Durante spoke to a local essential worker about her hopes to get a shot.

Countries cannot let their guard down and must ramp up efforts to contain COVID-19 in the face of more new cases, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan of the WHO.

The emergency authorization of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine means that there are now three COVID-19 vaccines in circulation. And the J&J shot differs from the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some important ways that may make it a game changer. NBC News medical correspondent Dr. John Torres joined LX News to explain.

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

Fauci on Sunday warned Americans to steel themselves against a sense of Covid-19 complacency even as coronavirus infections plummet.

A Navy veteran has volunteered every second of every day that the South Bay Vaccination Station has been open — and he has no plans on stopping.

As many who’ve had their first COVID-19 vaccination prepare for their second shot, a new study underway in the U.K. could make getting that dose much easier.

More vaccinations will not only slow the spread of infections but also help prevent new strains.

COVID-19 infections and deaths continue to grow in many parts of the country while vaccine distribution continues to lag.