Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 — offering the world's first detailed look at the evidence behind the shots.
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program Tuesday, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.
The newest numbers are part of a crucial week of COVID-19 news and decision-making. Gov. Tim Walz and a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday rallied around a plan for vaccinations expected to start before Christmas.
Despite widespread resistance, Washington, Mo., became the latest community to flip its stance on mask wearing. The change came when the deaths hit close to home.
Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab director Paul Farber.
Even as Minnesota has become a national hot spot for coronavirus cases and deaths, many people are ignoring safety protocols ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. The safety measures allow for noncompliance penalties, but they appear to be rare. Health officials say education is a better approach than punishment to get people to follow COVID-19 safety measures.
Vaccinations for health workers and the state’s most vulnerable residents could begin before Christmas, and all residents who get vaccinated will get a card confirming it. “It is happening. It is ready,” Gov. Tim Walz said of the start of vaccinations.
Prisons have lowered their numbers and taken other measures to stem the virus’s spread. But that hasn’t been enough to stop deadly outbreaks in Minnesota and across the United States — and family members and advocates say state and federal governments haven’t done enough to keep their loved ones safe.
President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is “doing very well” after testing positive for the coronavirus. Trump says he spoke with Giuliani on Monday and that he had “no temperature.”
China's trade surplus hit a record in November as exports to the U.S. soared by 46 percent. U.S. exports to China are also growing, but not as quickly.
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