The latest on vaccine distribution, new variants and more on the global pandemic from the week of February 1.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. will begin shipping doses of the Covid-19 vaccine directly to retail pharmacies next week, as the Biden administration expands how and where Americans can get inoculated. The initial shipment of 1 million doses will go to 6,500 stores starting Feb. 11, said Jeffrey Zients, the …
President Joe Biden hit his goal 200 million vaccinations in his first 100 days Thursday. It wasn't a stretch: The country hit the goal with seven days to spare, and according to an NBC News analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures, from the day Biden announced his new 200 …
Shortly before the Covid-19 vaccine made its debut last month in the United States, an Indian travel agency called Gem Tours & Travels announced it was registering customers for an exciting new package: a four-day trip from Mumbai to New York City with a coronavirus shot thrown in for about …
It’s a good thing retired nurse Judy Schneider kept her hospital scrubs. Less than two years after she said farewell to her job at a North Carolina hospital, she is back in them -- and on the front lines of the pandemic -- giving people shots of the Covid-19 vaccine. “I didn’t think anything would …
West Virginia is now hailed as a vaccine success story, with 85 percent of its delivered doses already used, putting it second in the country. What happened? BUNKER HILL, W.Va. — Since December, Ken Reed and his wife Tally, the owners of a small chain of pharmacies in the eastern part of this state, …
Covid vaccine: Older white women are those who most often are getting the Covid-19 vaccination. But Blacks and communities of color are most affected by the virus. White women over age 50 accounted for a majority of the first Covid-19 vaccinations administered in the United States, the Centers for …
Scientists have zeroed in on a handful of mutations in the coronavirus that they say could pose new public health challenges if they circulate widely. Their focus: the tiny spike proteins that cover the outside of the virus. It's those proteins that researchers have targeted to create vaccines, using …
WASHINGTON — The push to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package through Congress escalated Wednesday as President Joe Biden made clear to Democrats that the need for aid is urgent and lawmakers prepared to use a special budget process to allow the Senate to advance the measure with only a …
A Missouri state representative was charged in a 20-count indictment that alleged she fraudulently administered treatments, including for Covid-19, that falsely claimed to have stem cells. Patricia Ashton Derges, 63, allegedly gave so-called “regenerative” treatments to clients who came to the Ozark …
TOKYO — Hugs, high fives or handshakes are banned from the Tokyo Olympics this summer and athletes will not be able to watch and cheer on their teammates at the venues, under the first set of strict new rules for the games introduced Wednesday. And those spectators supporting athletes in the stands …
LONDON — “Captain Tom,” the 100-year-old World War II veteran who raised millions for the U.K.'s National Health Service last year, died on Tuesday, just days after he tested positive for Covid-19, his family confirmed. In a statement, his daughters Hannah Ingram-Moore and Lucy Teixeira said they …
NBC News is tracking these Covid-19 variants: The U.K., the South African and the Brazilian, each of which have been found in the country. This article will be updated. More infectious Covid-19 variants have emerged around the world, and experts are saying the United States must adapt to a changed …
