March 29, 2024

Mike Pence to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine Live on Television Friday

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, will receive the coronavirus vaccine live on television together Friday. The event will be held at the White House, according to the vice president’s office, and will be open to the press. Surgeon General Jerome Adams will also receive the vaccine. As the leader of the White…

Bill Nye And The Science Lie: Celebrity Scientist Predicted Vaccine Would Take Two Years

December 14, 2020 11:06 PM ET Celebrity “Science Guy” Bill Nye claimed in May that it would likely be two years before a vaccine was available for the novel coronavirus. Nye made an appearance on CNN in mid-May to discuss the impact that science and technology would have in developing therapeutics, vaccines and new ways…

Feds Delivering COVID Vaccine Shipments to 145 Sites Today

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Federal officials gave an update Monday morning on the progress of shipments of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, saying that 145 shipments would be delivered by 2:00 PM local time around the United States. Gen. Gustave Perna, the chief operating officer…

Limited Supply and Uncertain Distribution as Vaccine Rolls Out

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. High stakes and big challenges await as the U.S. prepares to roll out vaccines against COVID-19, with front-line health care workers and vulnerable nursing home residents recommended as the top priority. Doses could be on their way very soon. An independent…

Dr. Anthony Fauci Skips Donald Trump Coronavirus Vaccine Event

Dr. Anthony Fauci skipped President Donald Trump’s event celebrating the development of a coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday. A Trump administration official told Breitbart News on Monday that Fauci wanted to attend the event but would not do so due to a “scheduling conflict.” The long-term director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases…

Coronavirus Vaccine Will Not Be Mandatory, Joe Biden Says

President-elect Joe Biden said that he would not make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory for all Americans to get after he is inaugurated in January. Joe Biden said at a Friday press conference in Delaware that he would not impose a vaccine mandate nor a mask mandate when he is sworn in as the next president,…

Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Praises Trump Administration For Vaccine Development

November 29, 2020 2:05 PM ET Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy praised President Donald Trump’s administration for its role in speeding up the development of coronavirus vaccines set to hit the market next month. Discussing the development of effective vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca during a Sunday morning appearance on “Fox News Sunday,”…

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