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California 1st state with 2M COVID cases

California became the first state to record 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, reaching the milestone on Christmas Eve as close to the entire state was under a stay-at-home order.

US to receive 100M additional vaccine doses from Pfizer

Under the nearly $2 billion deal announced Wednesday, at least 70 million additional doses will be delivered by June 30, and the remaining 30 million by July 31.

 
Second COVID-19 vaccine approved by US as deaths grow

The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.

 
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use endorsed by US panel

A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic vaccination campaign against the outbreak that has killed close to 300,000 Americans.

 
‘A day to remember’: Pfizer coronavirus vaccine OK’d in UK

The announcement sets the stage for the biggest vaccination campaign in British history and came just ahead of what experts are warning will be a long, dark winter.

CDC to shorten COVID-19 quarantine

The new guidance was presented Tuesday at a White House coronavirus task force meeting for final approval.

Panel recommends first US vaccine recipients

Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said in Tuesday.

CDC warns against travel during Thanksgiving holiday

With COVID-19 surging out of control, the top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.

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