Hundreds receive coronavirus vaccine as new vaccination centre opens in Bury

New York City administered just over 8,300 doses of the coronavirus vaccine on Monday, a decrease of more than 2,100 shots compared to the number given out seven days ago, and far fewer than the 12,170 jabs given on Wednesday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo pinned the slow pace on poor hospital leadership.

The New York nurse who became the first in the U.S. to receive a dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine last month received her second shot on Monday, becoming one of the first in the country to be fully inoculated.

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direct to your inboxBatches of the newly approved coronavirus vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca have started arriving at hospitals ahead of the jab’s rollout.Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from Monday, with vulnerable groups already identified as the priority for immunisation.The NHS will be the first health service in the world to deliver the jab, which was approved last week, in the next stage of the phased vaccine programme.The first

direct to your inboxThe first care home residents in Stockport have been vaccinated against coronavirus.Elderly people at Brinnington Hall were given their first dose of the Pfizer/BionNtech vaccine yesterday (Wednesday).The home, in Middlesex Road, specialises in care for the over-65s and those living with dementia.Residents had been eagerly awaiting news of when they would get the jab and were thrilled to find out they were the first in line in Stockport.Margaret Harley, who has lived at

As the second wave of coronavirus sweeps New York, the state's governor has threatened legal action not only against a Brooklyn-based network of medical clinics that allegedly distributed the Moderna coronavirus vaccine out of sequence with state guidelines but those who received the first shot before their eligibility. "We will not tolerate any fraud in the vaccination process.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., slammed New York Gov.

New York health providers who fraudulently obtain or distribute coronavirus vaccines will now risk fines of up to $1 million and revocation of their state licenses, Gov.

Boxing Day it was described as 'chaos'. Trafford Centre staff, dressed in high-vis jackets, have been trying to manage the crowds.The centre also tweeted to remind people to wrap up warm, and to 'be kind' to its staff.It posted: "We are currently at capacity, meaning visitors will be asked to queue to get into the centre.

direct to your inboxA second coronavirus vaccination centre is to open in Rochdale next week. The site, at the Phoenix Centre on Church Street, Heywood, will take its first patients on Tuesday, December 29.

The Fire Department of New York is set to begin coronavirus vaccinations for some of its members, including EMTs and paramedics, as firefighters are expected to receive the shots on Monday.

The Coronavirus vaccine is slowly being rolled out across the globe in an effort to vaccinate as many people as possible as the pandemic continues.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as several other New York lawmakers, used social media to document getting vaccinated for the coronavirus Saturday, as the vaccine became available for Congress.  The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist also posted a photo of her COVID-19 vaccination record card.

Former President Jimmy Carter will be vaccinated.

Ian McKellen, the 81-year-old legendary British actor known for his role as Gandolf in the trilogy and Magneto in the franchise, has become one of the first celebrities to receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Wednesday, McKellen, rocking a rainbow striped scarf, received his first shot from a National Health Service nurse at Queen Mary's University Hospital in London, England, choosing to go public with his story to encourage others to get the vaccine. «I feel very lucky to have

Ian McKellen, the 81-year-old legendary British actor known for his role of Gandolf in the trilogy and Magneto in the franchise, has become one of the first celebrities to receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. On Wednesday, McKellen, rocking a rainbow striped scarf, received his first jab from an NHS nurse at Queen Mary's University Hospital in London, choosing to go public with his story to encourage others to get the vaccine. «I feel very lucky to have had the vaccine.