Non-frontline workers getting vaccines before health care workers in SoCal

A local health care worker is frustrated after she claims non-frontline workers got the COVID-19 vaccine at Southern California Hospital in Culver City while she was denied three times.

President-elect Biden receives 2nd dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden publicly received a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, part of an ongoing effort to instill confidence in its effectiveness.

Pfizer vaccine works against COVID-19 variant, study suggests

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.

'Not good enough': Just 1% of Californians immunized amid slow vaccine rollout

Distribution hiccups and logistical challenges have slowed the initial coronavirus vaccine rollout in California, setting a pace that’s "not good enough," Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

Debate over how to speed up California's slow vaccine rollout

Across the state and nation, however, the vaccination rollout has been slow, prompting some doctors to question whether the doses are best used right away instead of being set aside and stored for the second dose 3 to 4 weeks later, which follows the clinical trials' protocols.

California dentists may be asked to administer coronavirus vaccines

The CDA welcomed an emergency public health waiver from the California Dept. of Consumer Affairs, officially allowing dentists to administer the COVID vaccine.

Gov. Newsom says dentists may be able to administer, give COVID-19 shots

The state is working to increase the number of sites where shots can be administered and the people who can give the shots, including dentists.

ICU nurse gets second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Helen Cordova earned headlines after becoming the first frontline healthcare worker in California to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Dentists may be able to administer and give COVID-19 shots
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Dentists, who deal with patients and their most sensitive areas on a daily basis, say a shot in the arm may be the easiest thing they may ever deal with.

FDA calls idea of half-dosing Moderna COVID-19 vaccines ‘premature’

The FDA declined to immediately approve administering Moderna coronavirus vaccines in half-doses in a bid to distribute the shot wider across the U.S. population, saying the move would be “premature” and doesn’t have the full weight of science behind it.

UK ramps up vaccinations with first Oxford-AstraZeneca injection

Britain has taken another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving out the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.

Coronavirus means life won't go back to normal until fall 2021, despite vaccines: Fauci

Top White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday that life in the U.S. will not get back to normal until fall 2021 despite emergency approvals of vaccines.

COVID-19 timeline: How the pandemic unfolded over 1 year

The challenging months brought death, sickness, disruption and scientific exploration to the forefront of our lives, and many call it both the shortest and the longest year in history — and one that will certainly not be forgotten.

China approves 1st homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 pandemic surges globally

China has approved its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use, marking the addition of another vaccine as the virus surges back around the world.

Kamala Harris receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

COVID-19 vaccine rollout to US troops overseas gets underway

Troops based in Japan, South Korea and Europe were among the first to receive the vaccine amid rising cases of the coronavirus around the world.