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U.S. records its deadliest day of the pandemic while eyes are fixed on mob storming Capitol
A record 3,915 people died of covid-19 in the United States on Wednesday, the third-highest day for reported coronavirus infections.
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Trying not to waste a single drop of coronavirus vaccine
Shots must be administered or discarded within six hours of reaching room temperature. When doses remain, the hunt begins for recipients.
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Wealthy donors received vaccines through Florida nursing home
The invitations alarmed local officials and may have violated state and national guidelines.
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As coronavirus death toll surpasses 350,000, Trump calls U.S. count ‘far exaggerated’
“The numbers are real,” the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, Anthony S. Fauci, said in response to the president’s baseless claims.
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Shots are slow to reach arms as Trump administration leaves final steps of mass vaccination to beleaguered states
The pace will soon accelerate, state and federal officials say, but chronic lack of funding and poor communication have undermined early vaccine rollout...
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Colorado authorities are investigating a second possible infection with U.K. coronavirus variant
Both cases involved National Guard personnel deployed to assisted-living facility
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First case of highly infectious coronavirus variant detected in Colorado
The case involves a man in his 20s who has no travel history and is currently in isolation.
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Some states buck federal vaccine recommendations and prioritize the elderly over essential workers
Texas and Florida, the second- and third-most-populous states, will depart from the framework set forth by a CDC advisory panel. Ohio will also...