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Despite vaccines, nursing homes struggle with outbreaks

Jeannie Wells had hoped that regular visits would resume at her elderly mother's New York nursing home once all the residents were fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

By SUSAN HAIGH / Associated Press June 2, 2021

FILE - Gloria DeSoto, 92, right, visits with her family, in their car, from a window of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, where she lives, in New York, Thursday, June 11, 2020. A focus on the elderly at the start of the nation's vaccination campaign helped protect nursing homes that were ravaged at the height of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, but they are far from in the clear. New outbreaks, often traced to infected staff members, are still occurring in long-term care centers across the country, causing continued havoc for visitation policies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

WHO grants emergency approval to 2nd Chinese COVID vaccine

The World Health Organization has issued an emergency use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac for adults 18 and over, the second such authorization it has granted to a Chinese company.

By Associated Press June 1, 2021

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2021 file photo, a healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination session for medical staff who work at private clinics in Caracas, Venezuela. The World Health Organization has issued an emergence use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac in adults aged 18 and over, the second such authorization it has granted to a Chinese company. In a statement on Tuesday, June 1 the U.N. health agency said data submitted to its experts showed that two doses of the vaccine prevented people from getting symptoms of COVID-19 in about half of those who got the vaccine.(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, file)

Hamilton County passes 500 deaths from COVID-19

Hamilton County has passed 500 deaths from COVID-19, nearly 15 months after the virus was first reported in the county.

By Wyatt Massey June 1, 2021

Staff photo by Troy Stolt / Kristin Wynn put flowers onto a memorial in honor of those who've lost their lives from COVID-19 outside of Joli Jardin flower shop on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Here’s how long your COVID-19 vaccine may protect you

How long does immunity last after getting a COVID-19 vaccine?

By Dr. Fernando Urrego June 1, 2021

Doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine are seen being prepared on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Hundreds of children, ages 12 to 15, received the Pfizer vaccine at the DeKalb Pediatric Center, just days after it was approved for use within their age group. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

Oxygen shortage is the latest COVID-19 consequence

How is it that something so essential and ubiquitous can be in mortally short supply amidst the latest Covid-19 surge?

By Chris Hopkins June 1, 2021

Oxygen tank / Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Mobile vaccination units hit tiny US towns to boost immunity

Pick-up truck drivers motor up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada's high desert and within a few moments they're handed forms to sign, jabbed with coronavirus vaccine and sent on their way.

By SCOTT SONNER and SAM METZ / Associated Press June 1, 2021

Without mask mandate for a month, is COVID-19 worse in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County has gone without a mask mandate for a month now, and COVID-19 cases continue to trend down, thanks in large part to the availability of highly effective vaccines.

By Elizabeth Fite May 29, 2021

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey urges members of the community to get vaccinated at the grand opening for the new Save-A-Lot at 2300 Dodson Ave. on Sunday, April 25, 2021.

70% COVID-19 vaccination rate may be in reach, new poll suggests

A new poll suggests the United States could be on track to vaccinate at least 70% of the adult population against COVID-19 by this summer.

By Jan Hoffman / New York Times News Service May 29, 2021

Associated Press File Photo / A pharmacy technician loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine, in March.

European regulator recommends Pfizer shot for children 12-15

The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers younger and less at-risk populations across the continent access to a COVID-19 shot for the first time.

By FRANK JORDANS and MARIA CHENG / Associated Press May 29, 2021

In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 file photo, a sign is pasted into an upper window at Pfizer manufacturing center in Puurs, Belgium. The European Union cemented its support for Pfizer-BioNTech and its novel COVID-19 vaccine technology, Saturday, May 8, 2021 by agreeing to a massive contract extension for a potential 1.8 billion doses through 2023. The new contract, which has the backing of the EU member states, will entail not only the production of the vaccines, but also making sure that all the essential components should be sourced from the EU. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Nashville to stop publishing daily COVID-19 updates

Nashville health officials say they will no longer publish daily COVID-19 reports.

By Associated Press May 28, 2021

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