HEALTH

Colorado confirms first known US case of new COVID-19 strain believed to be more contagious

Colorado has confirmed the first known U.S. case of a new coronavirus strain that was first identified in the United Kingdom.

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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a… Read more

COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout

WARSAW, Poland— The first shipments of coronavirus vaccines have arrived across the European Union as authorities prepared to administer the first… Read more

Coronavirus live updates: Doctor has 1st known serious allergic reaction to Moderna vaccine

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 79.8 million people worldwide and killed over 1.7 million of them, according to real-time… Read more

Winter storm warnings issued for Midwest, Northeast; Florida may see tornadoes

Winter storm warnings have been issued across the Midwest as the mid-Atlantic and Northeast brace for flooding and potential power outages on Christmas… Read more

California tops 2 million coronavirus cases as officials fear holiday surge

California reached an alarming milestone Wednesday, surpassing more than 2 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 — the most of any state in the U.S.

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California Is First State To Hit 2 Million Cases, And Hospitals Are Out Of ICU Beds

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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in California has surpassed two million, according to  Read more

Government Buys 100 Million More Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine

 

PFIZER AND BIONTECH have reached an agreement with the U.S. government to supply an additional 100 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine.

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