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News Articles: Vaccine

Teacher protesting at the Capitol

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  • Health

Georgia Teachers Glad To Get Vaccine But Pandemic Leaves Some Dispirited

Georgia teachers, school staff and other vulnerable groups will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 8, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday promising relief for desperate educators who had taken to crossing state lines to get shots.

February 26, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQs: Mammograms, Vaccine Ingredients ... And Dogs Who Sniff Masks

Are there issues with having a mammogram right after a vaccine? Is there a list of vaccine ingredients — some people say they're scary. Also: My pooch loves to sniff discarded masks. Should I worry?

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred and
  • Pranav Baskar
Governor Brian Kemp greets Georgia Air National Guard members staffing the mass vaccination site at the state farmers market in Macon.

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  • Health

Four Mass Vaccination Sites Set To Open In High-Risk Communities

Four mass vaccination sites are opening in Georgia in areas targeted to help high-risk populations.

February 19, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Students return for in-person classes on Nov. 9, 2020 at Ingram Pye Elementary in Macon, Ga. They went virtual again a few weeks later.

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  • Health

Georgia Today: Georgia Teachers' Long Wait For The Vaccine

With Georgia teachers still not vaccinated, when can our public schools fully reopen? On Georgia Today, GPB health care reporter Ellen Eldridge discusses the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and its impact on teachers.

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
This week NPR Moscow correspondent Lucian Kim got vaccinated with Sputnik V, the COVID-19 vaccine that Russian President Vladimir Putin is promoting as the best in the world. Above: Kim smiles (behind his mask) after his shot.

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  • World

Putin Hasn't Been Vaccinated With Sputnik V Yet But Our Correspondent Got The Shot

The president hasn't yet signed up but 2.2 million Russians have been vaccinated, countries are signing up for doses — and our Moscow reporter rolled up his sleeve.

February 13, 2021
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By:
  • Lucian Kim
Instagram has blocked the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying he used it to spread misinformation about vaccines. He's seen here last summer, speaking to a crowd in Berlin, at an event that highlighted coronavirus skepticism and conspiracy theories.

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  • National

Instagram Bars Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For Spreading Vaccine Misinformation

"We removed this account for repeatedly sharing debunked claims about the coronavirus or vaccines," says a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram.

February 11, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Workers at an urgent care facility in Woodbridge, Va., check health records while testing patients for COVID-19 on April 15, 2020.

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  • Health Care

Electronic Health Records May Be Delaying COVID-19 Vaccinations

The same electronic systems used to record when patients get a physical or go to the ER are also used to log data when coronavirus vaccines are given. But the systems don't share information easily.

February 10, 2021
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By:
  • Simone Popperl,
  • Lisa Weiner,
  • and 1 more
Betty Smith, 84, left, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a drive thru event in Cochran recently. "I felt proud," Smith said when asked how the shot felt. "I hope it helps."

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  • Health

How To Start Talking With The 'Vaccine Hesitant'

You may be ready for the coronavirus vaccine. You may know someone who decidedly is not ready. How do you begin a meaningful conversation about that?

February 04, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Long lines and computer isues are making it more difficult for some people to get the vaccine. These Floridians hope to snag one of 800 doses available at a vaccine site in Fort Myers.

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  • Health

'Just Cruel': Digital Race For COVID-19 Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.

February 04, 2021
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By:
  • Will Stone
A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them.

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  • National

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Noel King and
  • Avie Schneider
Chinese workers wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine jab at a mass vaccination center in Beijing on Jan. 5. Even with at least 5 homegrown vaccines nearing approval, China is setting a modest initial goal: 50 million people vaccinated by mid-February — about 3.5% of the total population.

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  • Global Health

China's Vaccine Campaign Hits A Few Bumps

Their vaccine rollout in this nation of 1.4 billion citizens is happening more slowly than anticipated. Why the delays?

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Russia's Sputnik vaccine was found to be effective in preventing COVID-19 symptoms, according to a new study published in <em>The Lancet</em> medical journal. Here, a patient gets a shot of the Russian vaccine at Sochi's City Hospital No 4.

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  • Global Health

Russia's Sputnik Vaccine Is Reported To Be 92% Effective Against COVID-19

The findings stand to add legitimacy to the Sputnik vaccine, which was met with skepticism last August when the Russian government touted its move to formally register the world's first vaccine.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Deicin Garcia is worried about taking a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • National

Many Latinos Are Hesitant To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine

Worries about how quickly the vaccine was developed and what long-term effects it may have are keeping some Latinos from getting vaccinated for the coronavirus.

February 02, 2021
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By:
  • Brenda León
Marian, left, and Charlie Keen get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Cochran, Ga. in January 25, 2021.

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  • Medical Treatments

Vaccine Shortage In Georgia Prompts 'Pause' In Appointments

The Georgia governor's office says public health departments and other providers are being forced to “pause" appointments for people hoping to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in the Cobb-Douglas counties district.

February 01, 2021
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By:
  • Associated Press
Dr. Colleen Kraft holds a stuffed coronavirus.

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  • Health

'Any Transmission We Can Stop Will Help' Against Virus Variants, Disease Expert Says

SARS-CoV-2 variants are in the United States and Georgia's health department reports at least six cases of the recent variant that appears more transmissible. An infectious disease expert with Emory University says wearing masks will help.

"We have within our own personal responsibility, we have the tools to be able to minimize transmission and eliminate it," Dr. Colleen Kraft said.

January 28, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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