Incoming CDC director: Expect 500,000 Covid-19 deaths by mid-February
In less than a year, Covid-19 has killed almost 400,000…
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Desert Southwest healthcare networks prep for more vaccines to arrive
As more shipments of the coronavirus vaccine make their way to the desert Southwest, drive-thru vaccination sites will be popping up all over in a…
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Yuma County confirms – more vaccines to arrive next week
The Yuma County Public Health District (YCPHD) confirms it will receive more doses of the coronavirus vaccine next…
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More COVID vaccines coming to Yuma County
Yuma County could receive as many as 14,300 doses of the Moderna vaccine some time next week. That’s the word from Dr. Cara Christ, the director of…
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Teacher Naseeb Gill has been through a full range of reactions since the pandemic closed down in-person learning 10 months…
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YRMC: First Yuma County mass vaccination site in the works
The distribution of more vaccines is still up in the air for Yuma County, but as we wait, Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) says a mass vaccination…
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Yuma County says no more COVID-19 vaccines available, at least for now
There’s been some confusion surrounding vaccine distribution, particularly how to get a shot if you qualify for phase 1B. But on Thursday, Yuma…
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Superintendents push to speed up vaccination of educators: ‘We could lose a whole generation of kids’
Superintendents from Texas, Florida, Washington, North Carolina and other states are pushing for an organized plan to vaccinate the country’s…
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Moderna Vaccine Protects Vaccinated For Up To A Year
The Moderna vaccine appears to give people at least a year’s worth of protection from…
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Head of US vaccine effort resigns at request of incoming Biden administration but will stay through transition
Operation Warp Speed chief scientific adviser Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the incoming Biden administration, a…
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Sunset Health begins Tier 1B vaccinations
Sunset Health began administering vaccines at its clinics Tuesday to those who fall in the 1B…
Continue Reading Trump administration expected to change course on vaccine distribution
The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to announce sweeping changes Tuesday in vaccine rollout guidelines in an effort to boost the…
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Sunset Health to begin offering limited number of coronavirus vaccines
Sunset Health announced Monday it is ready to start vaccinating a limited portion of the…
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Slots for Yuma coronavirus vaccine fill within hours
It didn’t take long for Yuma County to run out of its latest round of coronavirus vaccines. Once registration opened, slots for the shots filled up…
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Yuma County to begin next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations next week
Yuma County announced on Friday it is ready to move into phase 1B of the vaccination process. This next category includes people over the age of 75,…
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ICPHD implements curbside vaccine clinic for frontline workers
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), The Imperial County Public Health Department is implementing new strategies to get as many people vaccinated as…
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Imperial County to begin next phase of coronavirus vaccinations
The Imperial County Health Public Health Department (ICPHD) announced Wednesday it is moving into the second phase of coronavirus…
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Houston hospital system is offering its employees a $500 bonus if they get Covid-19 vaccine
Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the…
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Local physicians and staff take the Moderna vaccine
As coronavirus vaccines, continue to arrive, local hospitals continue to administer them to physicians and medical staff across Imperial…
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Second round of COVID vaccine to begin soon
Yuma’s Director of Public Health Monday urged those qualified to receive the coronavirus vaccine to do so as soon as…
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