TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – The race to vaccinate millions of Americans is off to a slower, messier start than public health officials and leaders of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed had expected. Overworked, underfunded state public health departments are scrambling to patch together plans for administering vaccines. Differences in how counties and hospitals administer…… MORE
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“Operation Medicine Wheel” Offers COVID-19 Vaccinations to First Responders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – First responders in Dallas continue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to Dallas-Fire-Rescue, more than 500 first responders have been vaccinated. The operation is expected to continue for up to two weeks. “That’s the plan,” said DFR’S Jason Evans. “It really just depends on how many first responders want to get the…… MORE
Plano Doctor Conducts COVID-19 Vaccine Trial, Asks for Volunteers
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A Plano doctor is asking for volunteer for a COVID-19 vaccine trial that is underway in North Texas. Research Your Health, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Adelglass, is looking for participants who want to make a contribution to advance COVID-19 research and help to mitigate the pandemic. According to Dr. Adelglass, earlier studies…… MORE
New Year’s Revelries Muted by Virus as Curtain Draws on 2020
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other in most of the world, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget. New Year’s experiences in Asia and the South Pacific varied greatly depending on country, just like the coronavirus itself, Some…… MORE
America’s Worst Serial Killer Dies
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The most prolific serial killer in U.S. history has died. Samuel Little died Wednesday in a California hospital. He was 80 years old, and serving 3 life in prison sentences for multiple murders. Little claimed he killed 93 people between 1970 and 2005, most of them in Florida and California, but several…… MORE