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The tri-state continues to take major steps forward in the fight against the coronavirus — including opening up who is eligible for vaccination as well as setting up mass vaccination sites to keep the process moving quickly. Millions are already eligible for shots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — with eligibility expanding on a regular basis across the…

Catholic leaders in New Orleans and St. Louis are advising Catholics that the COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is “morally compromised” because it’s produced using cell lines developed from aborted fetuses

A letter written by experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center advises women to schedule their annual mammograms either before or at least six weeks after getting vaccinated, due to swelling caused by the vaccine that may be mistake as a sign for cancer.

Having two vaccines is good. But three is better — and it could make a major difference in getting the pandemic under control.

Questions about how a limited supply of vaccine should be distributed have now found a new focus in rural America.

People 55 and over and educators can now start making appointments to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut. Eligible educators and childcare providers include pre-K through grade 12 teachers, paraprofessionals, custodial staff, food service providers, school bus drivers and childcare providers as well as in-school administrative staff. This does not include individuals who are not required to work on-site in…

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Friday that she would “stand by to review” the ACIP’s recommendation and be “ready to sign.”

The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. Health experts are anxiously awaiting a one-and-done option to help speed vaccinations, as they race against a virus that already has killed more than 510,000 people in…

This makes the Johnson & Johnson vaccine the third vaccine to have emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Health experts say new strains could be behind the increase of cases.

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

The latest COVID-19 vaccine, a one-shot dose from Johnson & Johnson, could receive emergency use authorization by the end of the week.

The MTA announced it will launch a pilot program at the start of next month in an effort to enhance bus service from NYCHA buildings and community centers to mega COVID vaccination sites in Brooklyn and Queens. Beginning March 1, the MTA will launch a pilot to enhance bus services from Edgemere Houses in Queens and Pink Houses in Brooklyn…

An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19

The two mega-sites are part of the latest push to expand vaccinations, and do it equitably. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Pfizer and Moderna have pledged to up production of COVID-19 vaccine as states struggle to meet demand.

COVID-19 vaccine makers tell Congress to expect a big jump in the delivery of doses over the coming month.

The grim milestone means the U.S. continues to lead the world in overall cases and deaths.

Dr. Anthony Fauci laid out the timeline for COVID-19 vaccine test results that are currently being conducted on school-age children.

Andy Slavitt, the White House senior advisor on the COVID-19 response, said on Friday there are delays in vaccination distribution due to the weather conditions across the United States. Slavitt announced that despite the weather conditions, five new vaccination sites would be opening.