Pharmacies go on hiring sprees
A federal program will send more doses of COVID-19 vaccines into pharmacies starting this week. In preparation, pharmacy chains are in the middle of a...
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine drastically cuts virus transmission, new study finds
The vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca not only protects people from serious illness and death but also substantially slows the transmission...
Biden, drug companies work to speed coronavirus delivery
Moderna is asking U.S. regulators to approve what it says could be a remarkably simple proposal to speed up the coronavirus immunization of Americans: Fill...
Even at health care facilities, employers and workers are at odds about coronavirus vaccines
Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Here's why and what employers are trying to change their...
As Rollout Falters, Scientists Debate New Vaccination Tactics
Scientists are locked in a heated debate: Is it wisest to hold back the second doses of coronavirus vaccine that everyone will need, to give...
CVS to administer COVID-19 treatment in patient homes, nursing homes
CVS has reached a deal with the federal government to give out a COVID-19 antibody treatment in patients’ homes and long-term care facilities, the pharmacy...
Logistics of distributing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are delicate and complex
The effort will hinge on collaboration among a network of companies, federal and state agencies, and on-the-ground health workers in the midst of a pandemic...