Pfizer vaccine not affected by mutation in contagious coronavirus variant A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. Andrew Joseph STAT

A mutation found in fast-spreading coronavirus variants does not negate the Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, researchers reported late Thursday.

South Africa buys 1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country's health workers. This is South Africa’s first announcement of the... AP NEWS

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says it will import 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to inoculate the country’s health workers. This is South Africa’s first announcement of the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine as its cases soar.

How Latinx Health Care Providers United to Spread Information About COVID-19 “I feel like I’m in the company of brothers and sisters and members of a community who really care, and it feels really, really good.” Anne Blythe INDY Week

It was the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving, and Durham County’s COVID-19 cases were surging much more rapidly than Rodney Jenkins, the county health director, wanted to see.

U.S. Vaccine Rollout Hindered by Faulty Coordination, Messaging Angelica LaVito Bloomberg.com

As the U.S. grapples with record hospitalizations and deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic, a crucial vaccination rollout campaign is being impeded by inconsistent messaging and myriad state strategies as a new variant of the virus drives up infection rates, according to public health experts.