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Other global news is from the United Kingdom, European Union, Africa and the West Bank.
As infections rise in the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia area, politicians identify new safety protocols. News is from Pennsylvania, California and Michigan, as well.
Just over half of Americans think the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. Reports are on the idea of vaccine mandates and misinformation, losses impacting indigenous people and more.
The devices shine a red light through the user’s fingertip, and for those with darker skin, the device may give misleading readings, said a pulmonologist who was the study’s lead author.
Western State Hospital In Washington was struggling with staff shortages and other problems before the pandemic hit. Other industry news is on thriving uniform stores, Highmark Health, diversity issues in the American Hospital Association and more.
Other pharmaceutical and biotech news is on AbbVie, Path-Tec and Coherus Biosciences.
Two members of the family that controls Purdue Pharma testified before a House panel Thursday, marking one of the first times in years the family had been publicly questioned under oath on the company's role in the deadly opioid epidemic. Neither accepted personal responsibility.
Xavier Becerra, who is expected to lead the Health and Human Services Department in the new administration, gave his first live interview Thursday since being tapped for the role.
The Washington Post reports that aides to President Donald Trump talked him out of throwing off relief negotiations with a demand for bigger stimulus checks. Other measures are also dropped as lawmakers continue to try to hammer out a deal.
Danville Christian Academy argued for a religious-based exemption from Kentucky's temporary restrictions on in-person learning. The justices rejected the case in a 7-2 ruling.
Another record number of deaths -- nearly 3,700 -- was reported on Thursday while new infections surpass 275,000.
California is, once again, the nation's hottest spot of the coronavirus outbreak, forcing officials to activate the state's "mass fatality" protocol. Deaths are being counted by the hour.
Like the nation, the pace of government officials and advisers infected by or exposed to the coronavirus are on the rise.
Early on, a scarce supply of vaccine vials will help hospitals keep close track of who is receiving the vaccine. But as the vaccine becomes more widely available, the prospects for line-jumping or theft will become more prevalent.
The latest clinical trial results show that the vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University delivers a better response when a second full dose is administered, rather than a half dose that was also tested. Developments related to Johnson & Johnson's vaccine are also in the news.
In an effort to reassure the public about vaccine safety, the vice president was joined by his wife and Surgeon General Jerome Adams in being inoculated during the public event Friday.
Ambitions to inoculate 20 million Americans by the end of the year may already be off track as multiple states are told by CDC officials that their second allotment of vaccine will be reduced, some by as much as 40%. Pfizer says the issue is not on the supply end.
Unlike Pfizer, Moderna has never undertaken the manufacturing challenges that massive COVID vaccine orders require and will have to depend on outsourcing, NPR reports.
After getting approval from an advisory committee Thursday, the FDA on Friday is expected to approve Moderna's vaccine for emergency use.
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