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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine ‘Safe and Highly Effective'
The latest COVID-19 vaccine, a one-shot dose from Johnson & Johnson, could receive emergency use authorization by the end of the week.
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Long Lines at Fair Park Vaccination Site Wednesday
Long lines at the Fair Park vaccine hub were exceptionally long as thousands waited to make up their second shot. Wednesday the federal government launched its program at Fair Park targeting those over 65 and people with certain conditions from vulnerable neighborhoods. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil reports all the talk Wednesday was about wait times.
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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Big ‘Real World' Test
A large real-world test of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine confirms that it’s very effective at preventing serious illness or death, even after one dose
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Judge Approves Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plan for Belk Chain
A judge approved Chapter 11 bankruptcy plans for North Carolina-based Belk on Wednesday, creating a new infusion of capital and cutting the debt load for the beleaguered department store chain.
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‘Forest Kindergarten' Kids Have Class Outside Every Day, Even in the Snow
This unique kindergarten trend takes students into the great outdoors.
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Rebound: Making Lemonade Out of Lemons
Vicktor Stevenson founded Gourmonade in 2018. Now, the pandemic is putting the squeeze on his gourmet lemonade business. In part one of our “Rebound” series, we join Vicktor and his family in the Gourmonade kitchen to see how they’re pivoting the business to stay afloat.
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Virus Updates: Biden Sending Masks to Hard-Hit Areas; CVS, Walgreens to Give Shots in More States
The Food and Drug Administration confirmed Wednesday that Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective, setting the stage for a final decision on bringing a third shot to the U.S. marketplace.
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Rebound Season 2, Episode 1: Balloon Artist Works to Bounce Back After Pandemic Shutdown
The coronavirus pandemic may have threatened small businesses across America, but these companies are rising up despite the challenges. In “Rebound,” we go behind-the-scenes of three Black-owned businesses to see how they are bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic. Whether it’s creating a tall glass of lemonade, a colorful balloon sculpture, or make-up products for darker skin tones, each...
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Rebound: Behind the Scenes as Businesses Try to Bounce Back from the Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic may have threatened small businesses across America, but these companies are rising up despite the challenges. In “Rebound,” we go behind-the-scenes of three Black-owned businesses to see how they are bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic. Whether it’s creating a tall glass of lemonade, a colorful balloon sculpture, or make-up products for darker skin tones, each...
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Federally Funded COVID Vaccine Site Opens in Houston
Authorities in Houston are opening a federally funded COVID-19 vaccination center that will serve an estimated 126,000 people over the next three weeks
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Virus Updates: States to Get 14.5M Doses of Vaccine This Week
President Joe Biden called the U.S. topping 500,000 coronavirus-related deaths a “truly grim, heartbreaking milestone” during a ceremony at the White House Monday night. He told the nation that “to heal, we must remember.”
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School Testing Can Be Delayed But Not Canceled, Feds Say
The Education Department says it will not allow states to forgo federally required standardized testing in schools this year, but it will let states delay the tests or hold them online to provide flexibility during the pandemic
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Virus Updates: CDC Study Finds Teachers May Play Role in COVID Spread in Schools
The United States reached a grim, once-unimaginable milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday: more than 500,000 people have died from COVID-19, according to a tally by NBC News. The nation has also reported more than 28 million infections.
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First Pandemic, Then Freeze Causes Food Pantry Needs to Spike
The Tarrant Area Food Bank held a ‘Mobile Market’ on Monday to help people who are still impacted by power and water outages, as well as the pandemic.
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Up in the Air: CT Balloon Artist Works to Rebound After Pandemic Shutdown
How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Uncertainty is all that’s certain in a pandemic, but Sealey believes in working for her business’s future.
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Biden Changes PPP Rules to Give Smallest Businesses Access to Loans
President Joe Biden is targeting more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. The administration is establishing a two-week window, starting on Wednesday, in which only businesses with fewer than 20 employees can apply for forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Rebound Season 1, Episode 2: ‘Figuring It Out As We Go'
Forced to shutter their doors when COVID-19 hit, small businesses across America were faced with a tough question: “How do we survive?” As shutdowns and restrictions continue to create hurdles for small business owners all over the country, there’s been no shortage of creativity. From a small local theater in New Hampshire streaming burlesque shows online, to a Brooklyn...
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Rebound Season 1, Episode 1: ‘Is This the Right Thing to Do?'
Forced to shutter their doors when COVID-19 hit, small businesses across America were faced with a tough question: “How do we survive?” As shutdowns and restrictions continue to create hurdles for small business owners all over the country, there’s been no shortage of creativity. From a small local theater in New Hampshire streaming burlesque shows online, to a Brooklyn...
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Rebound Season 1 Roundtable
Forced to shutter their doors when COVID-19 hit, small businesses across America were faced with a tough question: “How do we survive?” As shutdowns and restrictions continue to create hurdles for small business owners all over the country, there’s been no shortage of creativity. From a small local theater in New Hampshire streaming burlesque shows online, to a Brooklyn...
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Rebound Season 1, Episode 6: ‘Learning From This Experience'
Forced to shutter their doors when COVID-19 hit, small businesses across America were faced with a tough question: “How do we survive?” As shutdowns and restrictions continue to create hurdles for small business owners all over the country, there’s been no shortage of creativity. From a small local theater in New Hampshire streaming burlesque shows online, to a Brooklyn...