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Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 25 Jan 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 953,826,425. Total Doses Administered = 668,814,259. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 268,927,705. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,619,755. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus.The Food and Drug Administration...
FDA panel considers annual COVID-19 shots, similar to flu vaccines
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A Food and Drug Administration panel is set to vote Thursday on what could be a major shift in strategy when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations.The plan being considered would have the agency simplify the current process and recommend one...
US proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 18 Jan 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 950,455,575. Total Doses Administered = 667,815,331. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 268,765,902. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,508,443. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates
China accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China on Thursday accused “some Western media” of bias, smears and political manipulation in their coverage of China’s abrupt ending of its strict “zero-COVID” policy, as it issued a vigorous defense of actions taken to prepare for the...
Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 from Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return the southern Chinese city to normalcy, the city's leader said on Thursday.For most of the pandemic over...
Report: Florida warns pharmacists not to dispense abortion pills
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The Florida Agency of Healthcare Administration last week warned healthcare providers not to distribute abortion pills, according to the Sun Sentinel.The agency sent an email that read, “The Agency issues this alert to remind providers...
WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing...
China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic.The death toll included 5,503 deaths due to...
🤰 This maternity clinic on wheels serves uninsured pregnant women in Central Florida
WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando A health care organization is partnering with a Central Florida Midwife to get results for uninsured and underinsured pregnant women, using an unexpected tool: a bus.It’s called The Midwife Bus and it’s a one-stop-shop for expectant...
Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:00:00 EST
Total Doses Distributed = 947,249,345. Total Doses Administered = 666,511,603. Number of People Receiving 1 or More Doses = 268,556,888. Number of People Fully Vaccinated = 229,359,062. COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updates