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Tibetan Spiritual Leader Dalai Lama Gets Vaccine Shot
The Dalai Lama, the 85-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader, has been administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharmsala
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Homeboy Industries Opens Popup Coronavirus Vaccine Clinic
Homeboy Industries has partnered with Shared Harvest to provide COVID-19 vaccines. Michelle Valles reported on NBC4 News on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
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California's Reopening and Vaccine Rollout Plan
The latest in the state’s vaccine rollout is a plan aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 and speeding up the economy’s reopening. Hetty Chang reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 4, 2021.
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Family of COVID-19 Victims Scrambles to Find Leftover Vaccine Doses
Their hunt for a coronavirus vaccine is centered almost entirely on their parents, Blanca and Juan Manuel Rodriguez, who lost their lives to the coronavirus last month.
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Dr. Fauci Explains Why You Should Still Wear a Mask After Getting the COVID Vaccine
If you’ve already received the COVID-19 vaccine, it’s important not to let your guard down – at least not yet, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the nation’s top coronavirus experts. After virtually accepting an award Thursday night from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public...
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USC's University Park Campus to Host City-Run COVID-19 Vaccination Site
A Los Angeles city-run vaccination site will open at the University of Southern California starting Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday.
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Pharmacist Helping Others Get Vaccinated Loses Grandparents to COVID
She said she kept on through her own heartache because she wanted to help people. Patrick Healy reports March 3, 2021.
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Controversy Erupts Over Vaccines in Catholic Church
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. John Cadiz Klemack reports March 3, 2021.
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‘Falling Through Cracks': Vaccine Bypasses Some Older Adults
Thousands of older Americans are spending hours online or enlisting their grandchildren’s help to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine
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Pharmacist Perseveres Vaccinating Thousands of Seniors Despite COVID Claiming Grandparents
A pharmacist who took on the challenge of overseeing the vaccinations of literally thousands of seniors at hundreds of long-term care facilities persevered, even after losing her own grandparents to COVID-19.
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Free Transit Available to and From Vaccine Clinics in Apple Valley
Transportation is free to anyone who has appointments at two sites in the high desert. Tony Shin reported on NBC4 News on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
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Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Vaccine and Sings ‘Vaccine' Version of ‘Jolene'
Tennessee songbird and vaccine research funder Dolly Parton has gotten her COVID-19 vaccine. Parton shared both a photo and video of herself getting the shot at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon.
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Trials Underway for ‘Necessary' COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens
The race is on for approval of a vaccine for teenagers. Both Pfizer and Moderna are conducting trials to see if the already approved vaccines are effective for those 12-17 years old. Experts say, physically and mentally, this group definitely needs a vaccine.
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Vaccine Supply Timeline Moves Up
President Biden has moved up the timeline of when he says the country will have enough vaccines for all Americans. Robert Kovacik reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
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3 Pop-Up COVID Vaccination Sites Open in San Fernando Valley
COVID-19 vaccination pop-up sites will be offered to residents of Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez’s district in the northeast San Fernando Valley over the next three weeks, starting Tuesday.
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3 Mobile Vaccination Sites Pop Up in San Fernando Valley
Lower income families who don’t have time or tech to navigate complicated vaccine appointments online find help at mobile vaccine clinics. John Cadiz Klemack reports March 2, 2021.
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New York Pilots COVID Passport of Sorts to Fast-Track Reopening: Here's How It Works
One week after Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center welcomed some fans back for the first time in a year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is upping the game. The governor announced a pilot program Tuesday to test the Excelsior Pass during events at the two arenas. Think of the pass like a “COVID passport” of sorts, one that relies on technology…
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Doctors Say Women Should Schedule Mammogram Around COVID-19 Vaccine
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.
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Vaccination Disparities for Black, Latino Americans Persist Nationwide
As COVID-19 vaccine distribution expands across the country, there are growing calls to ensure it’s being done equitably and that shots are going into the arms that need them most. Available data shows Black and Latino Americans account for smaller shares of vaccinations compared with cases and deaths in those communities.