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Uncertain demand for COVID shots imposes risk-benefit calculations on doctors

by Jackie Fortiér
Sep 2, 2024
Some pediatricians say they’re keeping their stockpiles low to avoid being stuck with costly, unwanted vaccines.
The waiting room at Dr. Eric Ball’s office in Orange County, California. Low demand has pediatricians carefully weighing how many costly COVID vaccinations to order.
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Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is still free — if you know where to look

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 25, 2024
In 2024, people without health insurance can get vaccinated for free at sites that are part of the federal Bridge Access Program.
A health care worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a retirement community. The JN.1 variant has become dominant in the United States.
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COVID-19 economy wanes along with pandemic's urgency

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 17, 2023
Makers of vaccines, tests and even protective gear are struggling to adjust to slackening demand.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which supplied key products in the battle against the coronavirus, has seen a dramatic reversal of fortune.
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Moderna will charge around $130 for its COVID vaccine — and Congress isn't too happy

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 22, 2023
But the pharma company promised that individuals won't pay the full amount.
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel listens to Sen. Bernie Sanders during a committee hearing on the price of COVID vaccines.
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COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 could be available soon

by Amanda Peacher
Feb 2, 2022
As the number of vaccinated people increases, so does movement in the economy.
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Facing omicron, businesses stick to COVID-19 protocols and hope for the best

by Kristin Schwab
Dec 17, 2021
Nearly two years into the pandemic, with vaccination mandates and other precautions in place, businesses are operating without new ways to mitigate risk.
With fewer safety nets and little new guidance, businesses are sticking with existing protocols and grappling with how to address the new, highly transmissible omicron variant.
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How employer vaccine mandates are playing out in one tribal economy

by Savannah Peters
Nov 12, 2021
During the pandemic, many tribal governments’ strict public health orders have clashed with the more relaxed approach of nearby communities.
A woman shows her arm after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, with the words "For the ♡ of Native People" drawn on. While Indigenous Americans are vaccinated at high rates, that's often not the case for communities surrounding reservations.
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Inside CureVac's odyssey to produce a COVID-19 vaccine

by Victoria Craig
Oct 1, 2021
CureVac finds itself playing catch-up with other companies in producing a COVID vaccine, but the company refuses to give up.
General view outside the company of German vaccine maker CureVac on September 1, 2020 in Tubingen, Germany.
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United Airlines employees granted religious exemptions from vaccine mandate will be put on unpaid leave

by Caroline Champlin
Sep 10, 2021
The move is likely to be challenged in court.
A United Airlines plane.
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Delta variant starting to alter consumer spending – except among unvaccinated

by Amanda Peacher
Aug 17, 2021
Many Americans who’ve gotten the shot are feeling anxious, but not so with the unvaccinated.  
People spend time at an ice skating rink in The Galleria mall on Aug. 03, 2021 in Houston, Texas.
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