Who Gets The Shots First? CDC Panel Set To Vote
With available early batches of COVID-19 vaccine limited, a CDC panel of advisers will meet Tuesday to hammer out recommendations on who will get inoculated in the first wave.
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First Doses Of Pfizer’s Vaccine Arrive In US By Chartered Flights
The trip from Belgium is the first step in a complex supply chain required to manufacture, transport and store the vaccine in anticipation of FDA emergency use authorization.
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‘A Really Dangerous Time’: Task Force Warns Of Huge Surges Coming
Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, Surgeon General Jerome Powell and testing czar Brett Giroir all pleaded with the public to battle COVID fatigue and double down on precautions over the next few weeks.
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Moderna Applying Today For FDA Approval Of 94%-Effective Vaccine
Moderna released final testing data that shows its vaccine to be 94.1% effective. Of the few trial participants who contracted COVID-19, a "remarkable" zero developed a severe form of the disease.
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First Edition: Nov. 30, 2020
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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Viewpoints: Lessons About Burnout Among Health Care Workers; Reminders About Justified Medical Fears Among Blacks
Editorial writers weigh in on these pandemic topics and others.
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Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. Our Thanksgiving edition includes stories on COVID, Down syndrome, the world's most premature twins, chemicals in children's toys and Obamacare.
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Duchess Of Sussex Reveals She Had A Miscarriage
The former Meghan Markle opened up about her and Prince Harry's loss this summer in a candid opinion piece for The New York Times.
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Drug Abuse Treatment Plan Follows Decriminalization Effort
Oregon must develop a drug abuse recovery system; Detroit approves the sale of recreational marijuana.
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Hasidic Wedding Draws Thousands In Defiance Of N.Y. COVID Rules
The celebration broke rules set by city and state officials and organizers face a $15,000 fine. In other news related to the virus; some people note their hearing loss when trying to hear others speak through masks; and the news media's reaction to the pandemic is scrutinized.
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Food Banks Struggle To Keep Up With Demand Ahead Of Holiday
At the Family Pantry in Harwich, Mass., executive director Christine Menard said dozens of people have waited before the pantry opened for free turkeys — something she had never experienced before. “This is absolutely the worst I’ve ever seen it,” she said.
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Oklahoma Allows Nurses With COVID To Continue Working
But the state nurses association opposes the new rule by the Oklahoma health department. State officials said asymptomatic health care workers can only be used as a last resort during short periods of time where it is absolutely necessary.
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Opioid Epidemic: Purdue Pleads Guilty
In doing so, the opioid maker admits it did not prevent prescription drugs from being diverted to the black market and that it provided misleading information to the government.
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Biden’s Top Choices For HHS Floated
As expected, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy are reportedly the top choices to head the Department of Health and Human Services. In other Biden transition news: the president-elect plans Thanksgiving address; stimulus deal debated; and more.
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Drugmakers Sue To Stop Trump Importation Rules
In what is likely only the first of many lawsuits to come, drugmakers are trying to prevent the states' importation of cheaper prescription drugs.
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White House Mulls Lifting Travel Ban For Europe, Brazil: Report
Reuters reports that President Donald Trump is considering a proposal to quit barring U.S. entry to travelers from 28 European nations as well as Brazil.
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Other Countries Roll Out Their COVID Vaccine Plans
But suspicions persist that Russians aren't being honest about the efficacy of their Sputnik vaccine.
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CDC To Announce Shorter Quarantine Time
The CDC is expected to recommend a shorter quarantine of between seven and 10 days and include a negative COVID test.
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Pfizer’s Deal With Operation Warp Speed Excludes Common Government Rights
The $1.95 billion contract does not contain government rights to intellectual property developed in the manufacture of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Other news on vaccine delivery, development and hesitancy is also reported.
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First Vaccine Dispatch Of 6.4M Doses To Be Sent To States As Soon As FDA OKs
Operation Warp Speed officials outlined what the first 24 hours of their vaccine distribution plan will look like, once a COVID-19 vaccine is granted FDA authorization. That milestone is expected in the second week of December. Meanwhile, CDC advisers recommend warning Americans about potential side effects they should expect.
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