Medicine

New Jersey is expected to get three shipments of the Pfizer vaccine this month, beginning with about 76,000 doses this week and another 86,000 next week.

Hospitals are rolling out the first small shipments Monday, as boxes of precious frozen vials arrive at locations around the country.

Delaware could receive more than 8,700 doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and begin distribution to residents “within the next few days,” per health officials.

Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine will kickstart the biggest vaccination effort in American history at a critical juncture of the pandemic that has killed 1.6 million people.

The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine.

In an effort to reverse the state’s overdose death rate that continues to climb, the state is offering to mail out the OD-interrupting drug naloxone.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers.

We discuss the science behind the vaccines, the rollout and who will be lining up to get vaccinated.

U.K. regulators say people who have a “significant history’’ of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer COVID vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions.

The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis online even as across the Atlantic, Britain on Tuesday began vaccinating its oldest citizens with the Pfizer shots.

The decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until manufacturer Pfizer fulfills other international contracts.

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Some panel members and other experts had also grown concerned by comments from Trump administration officials that suggested differing vaccine priorities.

Multiple vaccine candidates must succeed for the world to stamp out the coronavirus pandemic.

The first batch of up to 15,000 doses could come as early as Dec. 11, if FDA grants approval the previous day. Getting an adequate supply will take months.