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The FDA could approve a new one-shot COVID vaccine by Friday, as Congress decides on COVID relief bill details. The Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine is over 20 percent less effective than Pfizer and Moderna’s, but still far better than a flu shot.

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.

A new vaccine being reviewed at Stanford may soon get FDA approval, hoping to aid the slow vaccine rollout problem.

A new vaccine being reviewed at Stanford may soon get FDA approval, hoping to aid the vaccine rollout problem. Terry McSweeney reports.

As states and medical centers roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many are highlighting recipients from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds to build trust. This is in part due to vaccine hesitancy, especially in Black communities where a history of medical testing without consent and inadequate access to health care has built distrust. A recent study by the Kaiser Family...

Health experts are debating what to tell study volunteers who got a placebo shot instead of a COVID-19 vaccine.

First it was front line healthcare workers and elderly care nurses, so who’s next in line for the COVID-19 vaccination, and why isn’t the federal government meeting its mark of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of the year?

First it was front line healthcare workers and elderly care nurses, so who’s next in line for the COVID-19 vaccination, and why isn’t the federal government meeting its mark of vaccinating 20 million people by the end of the year? Ian Cull reports.

The first batch of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at a U.S. Army base in South Korea.

A Boston doctor who used an EpiPen on himself after having the first known allergic reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is speaking out about his experience. Within moments of receiving the first dose of the vaccine on Thursday, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh of Boston Medical Center said his heart began racing. He initially thought it was anxiety, he said, but...

A Boston doctor had an allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, according to the hospital where he works, but is doing well. Boston Medical Center confirmed Friday night that Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who reportedly has a severe shellfish allergy, was taken to the emergency department after his first dose of the Cambridge-based company’s vaccine. It’s the...

The newly-approved Moderna vaccine arrived at UCSF earlier this week, and on Wednesday staff began to receive shots. With two vaccines now in use, questions have been raised about who’s getting which shot, and how that will be tracked to be sure people get the correct second dose.

The newly approved Moderna vaccine arrived at UCSF earlier this week, and on Wednesday staff began to receive shots. With two vaccines now in use, questions have been raised about who’s getting which shot, and how that will be tracked to be sure people get the correct second dose. Sergio Quintana reports.

Tens of thousands of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines were expected to arrive Tuesday in Santa Clara and Marin counties, according to plans that has been months in the making.

Tens of thousands of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines were expected to arrive Tuesday in Santa Clara County, according to a plan that has been months in the making. Jackie Ward reports.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar received their first dose of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday.

Health care workers in Massachusetts began receiving the country’s second approved coronavirus vaccine Monday, developed by Cambridge-based Moderna. There were cheers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center when Dr. Jaime Gallegos became its first staffer to get the injection. He held a sign in his lap saying, “Take that, COVID!” Gallegos called the vaccine’s rollout a “great milestone,”...

A Northern California couple who volunteered for the Moderna vaccine trial shared their experience as the state prepares to receive 672,000 doses this week. Christie Smith reports.