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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, a senior receives a COVID-19 vaccine from a healthcare worker after arriving on a bus to a vaccination site at Anquan Boldin Stadium in Pahokee, Fla. COVID-19 hospitalizations are plunging among older Americans. The falling numbers show the country’s vaccination strategy is working, pushing deaths lower and easing pressure on the frayed hospital system. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP, File)

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Hospitalizations tumble among US senior citizens

by Matthew Perrone Associated Press, and Carla K. Johnson Associated PressApril 22, 2021

Vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine are shown Dec. 2.

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FDA: Single-dose vaccine effective against COVID

by Lauran Neergaard Associated Press, and Matthew Perrone Associated PressFebruary 24, 2021

Documents created by Pfizer for the meeting with the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, as Pfizer seeks approval for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine, are seen on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The meeting of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration represented the next-to-last hurdle before the expected start of the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. Depending on how fast the FDA signs off on the panel's recommendation, shots could begin within days....

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US panel backs use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

by Lauran Neergaard Associated Press, and Matthew Perrone Associated PressDecember 10, 2020

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov 18, 2020 file photo, motorists wait in long lines to take a coronavirus test in a parking lot at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Health experts around the country are hoping the incoming Biden administration will put in place a comprehensive national testing strategy. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

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Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?

by Mike Stobbe Associated Press, and Matthew Perrone Associated PressDecember 6, 2020

FILE - In this Friday, July 17, 2020 file photo, health care workers take information from people in line at a walk-up COVID-19 testing site during the coronavirus pandemic in Miami Beach, Fla. After months of struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. is now capable of testing some 3 million people daily thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the testing boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?

by Matthew Perrone Associated PressOctober 18, 2020

President Donald Trump leaves after an event about coronavirus testing strategy, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Feds to ship millions of virus tests to K-12 schools

by Matthew Perrone Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressSeptember 28, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield holds up his mask as he speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing Wednesday in Washington.

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US eyes free COVID-19 vaccines

by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press, and Matthew Perrone Associated PressSeptember 16, 2020

An antibody test kit is shown April 14 at a drive-thru testing site in Hempstead, N.Y. The test, being administered by Somos Community Care, takes approximately 15 minutes and tests for the presence of antibodies in a person’s blood, signifying that they may have some immunity to the coronavirus.

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Promise of virus antibody tests still unfulfilled

by Matthew Perrone Associated PressSeptember 7, 2020

Cars line up next to a sign telling those waiting in Spanish to tune to, "Testing Station 1640 AM," for more information, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at a COVID-19 testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. State officials say Florida has surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, testing is ramping up following a temporary shutdown of some sites because of Tropical Storm Isaias. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Virus testing in the US is dropping

by Matthew Perrone Associated Press, Nicky Forster Associated Press, and Michelle Liu Associated PressAugust 5, 2020

A healthcare worker takes information from a person at a Covid-19 testing center on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Pleasanton, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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US labs buckle amid testing surge

by Matthew Perrone Associated Press, Tammy Webber Associated Press, and Matt Sedensky Associated PressJuly 22, 2020