Initial Pfizer virus vaccine shipments set to arrive in states on Monday
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nation’s first Covid-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the…
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FDA’s Covid-19 vaccine authorization is a ‘monumental moment,’ expert says. It came on the deadliest day of the pandemic
Shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed soon across the country after the FDA on Friday authorized the vaccine…
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El Paso’s confirmed virus death toll nears 1,200 with 28 new deaths; hundreds still under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported another significant climb in the death toll due to Covid-19, announcing 28 more…
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US Covid-19 vaccine authorization is ‘a most important milestone,’ BioNTech CEO says
The US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is a crucial step in…
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US Covid-19 vaccine authorization is ‘a most important milestone,’ BioNTech CEO says
The US Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is a crucial step in…
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer…
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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. Millions of doses of the Pfizer…
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FDA approves U.S. emergency use authorization of Pfizer virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday night issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus…
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New Mexico has 2nd highest daily virus death count at 43: Otero has 1, Doña Ana with 4
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico health officials said Friday that another 43 people in the state had died due to Covid-19…
Continue Reading Covid-19 laid bare a ‘crisis of discrimination’ in health care, Biden’s Covid-19 equity task force chair says
The nation’s social inequities are clear in hospitals and health care facilities and the United States must not remain complacent of it, the…
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Mexico becomes 4th nation to approve use of Pfizer virus vaccine
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico on Friday evening approved emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTec coronavirus vaccine, becoming the fourth country to do…
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Las Cruces hospital clarifies that doctors will not perform elective surgeries under restrictions; doctor recommends Vitamin D
(Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to clarify the remarks of hospital.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Three Crosses Regional Hospital in Las…
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El Paso teen released from hospital to cheers after spending 39 days in ICU battling Covid-19
EL PASO, Texas – A teenager who spent more than a month in intensive care at an El Paso hospital while battling Covid-19 was released Friday to…
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Analysis: More Black people need to be part of Covid-19 vaccine trials. Here’s why I participated
From the outside, it looks like any other doctor’s office — patients waiting in chairs, nurses and doctors bustling in and out of exam…
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Customs officials seize more than 100,000 fake face masks bound for El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – More than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks that were slated to be used by hospital workers were seized by Customs and Border…
Continue Reading Pfizer and FDA in negotiations before coronavirus vaccine authorization
Pfizer and the US Food and Drug Administration are “negotiating” what information should be on the label for the company’s…
Continue Reading Boston biotech conference led to 245,000 Covid-19 cases across US, genetic fingerprinting shows
A biotech conference in Boston last February that’s already been flagged as a Covid-19 superspreading event led to at least 245,000 other cases…
Continue Reading ‘Way behind the curve’: The messaging failures around coronavirus vaccine distribution
As the world watched the first Briton receive her coronavirus vaccine this week, Operation Warp Speed officials appeared bewildered by questions…
Continue Reading White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine by end of Friday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House on Friday told the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to submit his resignation if the agency does…
Continue Reading Covid-19 is taking a devastating toll on Filipino American nurses
Nearly a third of the nurses who’ve died of coronavirus in the US are Filipino, even though Filipino nurses make up just 4% of the nursing…
Continue Reading HHS Secretary: FDA will grant emergency use authorization for Pfizer vaccine; shots could be administered Monday
The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health…
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38 new virus deaths announced in El Paso; active cases decline
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 38 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The health department said the…
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What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, December 11
The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant…
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‘They’re feeling lonely, depressed’; EPISD works to teach emotional coping skills during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Nine months since Borderland school districts first started remote learning, many are finding new ways to adapt to teaching…
Continue Reading 5 science-backed ways to stop Covid-19 pandemic stress right now
We are living in a tsunami of stress. Hospitals are flooded with patients as Covid-19 cases surge to unprecedented heights. Over half of all…
Continue Reading How to safely make it through the holiday season in the Covid-19 pandemic
CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen is the cook in the family, and her husband is the baker, so they’re already trying out recipes for rib-eye…
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5 things to know for December 11: Pandemic, transition, stimulus, Lebanon, Brandon Bernard
Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered…
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El Paso research clinic seeks volunteers for new Covid-19 ‘vaccine alternative’ antibody treatment
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Medical Research Institute is looking to sign up volunteers for a new Covid-19 antibody treatment that could provide…
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FDA committee votes to recommend emergency authorization of Pfizer virus vaccine
UPDATE: A U.S. government advisory panel on Thursday decided to endorse large-scale use of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to help conquer the outbreak…
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El Paso officials consider another curfew for the holidays after deadliest day of pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — During a briefing Thursday on El Paso’s Covid-19 situation, County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said he was “assessing the possibility…
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