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Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, on pause for 10 days, appears poised for another green light
Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine funding axed as US says thanks but no thanks
The next big COVID-19 bottleneck? A shortage of trained vaccine workers, experts say
Shift to virtual care during COVID-19 saved 1.7M gallons of fuel, 15K tons of CO2 emissions: CommonSpirit Health
NIH’s COVID-19 diagnostics contest doles out $21M for 15-minute, tabletop PCR test
UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Cigna offering employees $200 incentive for getting vaccinated
Regeneron looks to inject another $330M into long-running manufacturing expansion plan: report
As healthcare consumerization gains steam, organizations must balance convenient service and quality care
COVID-19 tracker: U.S. pulls Inovio vaccine funding; Pfizer scores EU supply deal

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Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, on pause for 10 days, appears poised for another green light

By Kevin Dunleavy

With few cases of rare and severe blood clots reported over the last several days, the CDC is expected to sign off on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine today. The FDA could follow suit with a new warning attached to the shot, according to reports.

Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine funding axed as US says thanks but no thanks

By Annalee Armstrong

U.S. officials have pulled the plug on funding a phase 3 trial for Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine, telling the biotech that another vaccine is no longer needed as inoculations pick up around the country.

The next big COVID-19 bottleneck? A shortage of trained vaccine workers, experts say

By Fraiser Kansteiner

Alongside bottlenecks around critical materials like plastic bags, COVID-19 vaccine makers are facing another, more complex shortage: people. In fact, gaps in Lonza's staff may have fueled Moderna's recent vaccine shortfalls in countries like Canada, CEO Stéphane Bancel said.

Shift to virtual care during COVID-19 saved 1.7M gallons of fuel, 15K tons of CO2 emissions: CommonSpirit Health

By Dave Muoio

After COVID-19 drove many medical appointments online, one of the nation's largest health systems says a year of virtual care delivery has had major benefits for the environment.

NIH’s COVID-19 diagnostics contest doles out $21M for 15-minute, tabletop PCR test

By Andrea Park

Minute Molecular’s tabletop DASH system reads inserted nasal swabs and returns results in about 15 minutes.

UPDATED Coronavirus tracker: Cigna offering employees $200 incentive for getting vaccinated

By Healthcare Staff

Follow along with the latest COVID-19 news straight from the Fierce Healthcare team.

Regeneron looks to inject another $330M into long-running manufacturing expansion plan: report

By Fraiser Kansteiner

Regeneron first unveiled plans to build a $150 million facility at its Tarrytown campus in 2015, but the company is now planning to spend another $330 million for the project, a local news outlet reports.

As healthcare consumerization gains steam, organizations must balance convenient service and quality care

By Dave Muoio

COVID-19 has triggered a gold rush toward convenient virtual services. Providers and payers must now find a way to marry a tradition of high-quality care with consumer demand for easy access, stakeholders say.

COVID-19 tracker: U.S. pulls Inovio vaccine funding; Pfizer scores EU supply deal

By Noah Higgins-Dunn,Fraiser Kansteiner,Eric Sagonowsky

The U.S. pulled its funding for a phase 3 trial for Inovio's COVID-19 vaccine, telling the company that the country doesn't need another shot. A CDC panel of outside experts is discussing how the U.S. should use Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine following repots of rare blood clots. And more headlines.

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