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February 28, 2021

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Biden tours Pfizer plant as weather causes vaccine delays

February 19, 2021 Zeke Miller and Ricardo Alonso, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administration’s planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three days’ worth of shots, or about 6 million doses. […]

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US set for first COVID-19 shots as shipments begin arriving

December 14, 2020 Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Hospital workers begin unloading precious frozen vials of COVID-19 vaccine Monday, with the first vaccinations against a scourge that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans expected later in the day. “It feels like the cavalry is […]

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US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

December 11, 2020 Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed […]

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Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale

December 10, 2020 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon’s initial allotment of coronavirus vaccine will be administered at 16 defense sites in the United States and abroad, with health care workers, emergency service personnel and residents of military retirement […]

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Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

December 7, 2020 Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped — over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for a challenge just as the […]

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Vaccine puts spotlight on German pharma company BioNTech

December 2, 2020 David McHugh and Frank Jordans, Associated Press

MAINZ, Germany — The email that arrived in the ancient German city of Mainz shortly before 1 a.m. in the morning marked a turning point in the global effort to deliver a reliable vaccine against […]

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Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in US

November 20, 2020 Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually […]

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Testing timeline: What’s ahead for COVID-19 vaccines

November 9, 2020 Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Pfizer’s surprising news  that its COVID-19 vaccine might offer more protection than anticipated — an announcement right after a fraught U.S. presidential election campaign — is raising questions about exactly how the different shots will […]

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Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective

November 9, 2020 Linda A. Johnson and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track later this month to file an emergency use application with […]

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Pfizer executive targets end of year for COVID-19 vaccine

July 31, 2020 The Associated Press

BOSTON — An executive at a Massachusetts facility helping create a potential vaccine for the coronavirus said Thursday that the company hopes to have the treatment ready by the end of the year. “We have […]

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