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How Pennsylvania plans to handle COVID vaccine distribution

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Nov 25, 2020
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says she's confident in the state's plan for rolling out vaccines.
Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s secretary of health and president of Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, is "very confident" in the state's vaccine plan, but says it will need more funding.
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Dow crests 30,000 on vaccine hopes, Biden transition

by Associated Press
Nov 24, 2020
Investors were encouraged by the latest vaccine progress and news that the transition of power in the U.S. will finally begin.
Stocks have rallied in November, with the Dow reaching a milestone level Tuesday.
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Getting states prepared to distribute COVID vaccines

by David Brancaccio , Daniel Shin and Alex Schroeder
Nov 24, 2020
The list includes funding, a plan for communicating with the public, medical personnel training and storage capabilities.
Among other things, states need government funding that hasn't been approved, says Claire Hannan of the Association of Immunization Managers.
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AstraZeneca vaccine is third to show promising data in unprecedented hurry-up race

by Scott Tong
Nov 23, 2020
The COVID-19 vaccine is being produced so quickly due to a combination of factors involving the research community, government, industry and the public.
A volunteer receives a COVID-19 vaccination at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida.
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Is a deeper dollar slump ahead as vaccine nears?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Nov 23, 2020
Safer currencies beckon global investors as COVID rates keep climbing in the U.S.
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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine may pose fewer distribution challenges

by David Brancaccio , Victoria Craig and Alex Schroeder
Nov 23, 2020
That would be an advantage particularly for getting a COVID-19 vaccine to developing countries.
An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes, with the logo of the University of Oxford and its partner British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, on Nov. 17, 2020.
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Pfizer to ask today for emergency vaccine authorization

by David Brancaccio , Jasmine Garsd and Alex Schroeder
Nov 20, 2020
Emergency authorization means the FDA facilitates availability of the vaccine during a declared state of emergency.
An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 Vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of pharmaceutical company Pfizer, on Nov. 17, 2020.
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How might COVID-19 vaccine makers compete in the marketplace?

by Andy Uhler
Nov 17, 2020
At first, COVID-19 vaccines won't be marketed in the usual sense, because the government will be the main buyer.
A volunteer takes part in a COVID-19 vaccination trial this summer in Hollywood, Florida.
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Top central bankers: Economy needs help despite vaccine news

by Associated Press
Nov 13, 2020
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Congress “may need to do more” to cushion the blow from the pandemic.
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell testifies during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress on Sept. 24, 2020, in Washington.
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Moderna says it can start analyzing how well its COVID-19 vaccine works

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Nov 12, 2020
Moderna's clinical trial has accumulated sufficient data on volunteers with infections to analyze vaccine efficacy.
Biotechnology company Moderna protocol files for COVID-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2020.
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