Stories tagged: "COVID Vaccine"

Vaccines Explained A certified medical assistant prepares doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. (Image via AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Vaccines Explained This One-Shot Vaccine Candidate May Speed Up NC’s COVID-19 Vaccinations

A third COVID-19 vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson could be approved by the FDA soon, and make it easier to vaccinate people in rural areas of NC.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy January 28, 2021 4:27 pm EST
Coronavirus The addition of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the United States' arsenal of COVID vaccines—which so far includes one each from Pfizer and Moderna—could make vaccinating large amounts of people easier, once the supply is ready. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Coronavirus Johnson & Johnson’s COVID Vaccine Could Be Approved Soon. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

If effective, Johnson & Johnson's one-dose vaccine could quickly help large swaths of the United States develop immunity to COVID-19. That would be a game changer.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 13, 2021 4:31 pm EST
Health Healthcare workers will most likely be among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available. Image via Shutterstock; Graphic by Rebecca Russ/COURIER.
Health A COVID Vaccine Is Here for Some Americans. Here’s What You Need to Know.

You have questions about coronavirus vaccines? We have answers.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska Keya Vakil Keya Vakil January 13, 2021 12:17 pm EST
Coronavirus Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File/Treatment by Rebecca Russ)
Coronavirus Answers to Seven Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 Vaccine in NC

Here’s what you need to know about where and when vaccinations are happening in NC.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska January 12, 2021 5:18 pm EST
Coronavirus Image by Denzel Boyd, graphic by Rebecca Russ, for COURIER.
Coronavirus COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Is a Very Real Concern in Communities of Color. Black Doctors Are Doing Something About It.

The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy Black communities have is warranted. Black healthcare providers have taken on the responsibility to help change it.

Shannon Shelton Miller Shannon Shelton Miller January 11, 2021 2:29 pm EST

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Coronavirus Amid a dangerous new COVID spike, NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen says North Carolinians must stay put. (Image via NC DPS)
Coronavirus Now, More Than Ever, Mandy Cohen Says North Carolinians Must Stay at Home

The vaccine is slowly rolling out in North Carolina, but the coronavirus’ spread is at an all-time high.

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska January 8, 2021 4:00 pm EST
Coronavirus Doctors inject sisters Claudia Scott-Mighty, left, Althea Scott-Bonaparte, who are patient care directors, and Christine Scott, an ICU nurse, with their second shot of the Pfizer vaccine at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen).
Coronavirus Biden Plans to Release Available COVID Vaccine Doses Immediately

Biden “supports releasing available doses immediately, and believes the government should stop holding back vaccine supply so we can get more shots in Americans’ arms now.”

Associated Press Associated Press January 8, 2021 3:13 pm EST