Category: Vaccine

State’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy Targets Disadvantaged Californians

California will now allocate 40 percent of all new COVID-19 vaccine doses for residents living in its most disadvantaged communities. The effort, announced by state officials March 3, seeks accelerate the reopening of the economy by slowing the spread of the virus in areas where it tends to propagate fastest. In Southern California, many of the communities that…


Man Develops Fever and Rashes Following China-Made COVID-19 Vaccine

A woman in China said her husband developed serious adverse reactions after receiving a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine, including prolonged high fever and extensive rashes. Doctors said they cannot rule out the possibility that his symptoms were related to the vaccine. The woman, who is from Beijing and whose surname is Zhang, described her husband’s story…


About 20 Percent of Adult Californians Are Vaccinated, Newsom says During Long Beach Visit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a press conference March 3 at California State University –Long Beach, where he discussed the state’s rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations. The conference came shortly after Newsom toured the university’s two vaccination sites. During his visit, the governor touted the state’s inoculation efforts. “We’ve designed a system that currently provides the ability to…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Mar. 3)

Biden’s nominee for trade chief makes it past a Senate Finance Committee. NTD asks an expert how she’ll approach the China challenge. Do small business owners want to make their employees get vaccinated? NTD has some new data and analysis. Would you like to invest in Bitcoin without actually holding the digital currency? That might…


Most Small Businesses Not Requiring COVID-19 Tests or Vaccines for Employees

The vast majority of the nation’s small businesses have not required their employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or tests to return to work, although there were significant differences across sectors, a government survey shows. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey, released last week and based on data collected from some 25,000 respondents from…


Most Small Businesses Not Requiring COVID-19 Tests, Vaccines for Employees

A vast majority of the nation’s small businesses haven’t required their employees to get COVID-19 vaccines or be tested to return to work, although there were significant differences across sectors, a government survey shows. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey, released last week and based on data collected from some 25,000 respondents from…


Biden: States Should Vaccinate Teachers Against COVID-19 by End of March

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called for states to prioritize getting teachers at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the month, even as he acknowledged schools can reopen without workers getting a vaccine. “Let me be clear: We can reopen schools if the right steps are taken, even before employees…


Biden Says Country ‘On Track’ to Have Enough Vaccines for All Adult Americans by End of May

President Joe Biden said that the United States is now looking to have enough vaccine supply for every adult by the end of May, a milestone he said is achievable after two large pharmaceutical companies made a move to collaborate on the latest COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party)…


Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Expected in Orange County ‘Any Day’ 

A new COVID-19 vaccine that requires just a single injection could simplify and expedite the inoculation process for Orange County residents, officials say. “There are some people who said, ‘I want the one dose and I want to get it over with, I don’t want to come back for a second dose,’” Orange County Health Officer Dr. Clayton…


Hong Kong Man Dies Two Days After Receiving Chinese-Made COVID-19 Vaccine

The Hong Kong government reported on Mar. 2 the death of an elderly man, two days after he received a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine. The health authorities are still investigating the cause of death to determine if it is connected to the vaccine. Since Feb. 26, the Hong Kong government has started the COVID-19 vaccination for…