President-Elect Biden Announces Key Administration Picks
Among his choices are Antony Blinken for secretary of state, Alejandro Mayorkas for homeland security secretary and Avril Haines for director of national intelligence.
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Small Turkeys Are In Demand As Americans Downsize At Thanksgiving
Families across the U.S. scale back on traditional holiday celebrations, and turkey producers have to try to adapt to the changing market.
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Listen — 3:15AstraZeneca Coronavirus Trial Promises ‘Highly Effective’ New Vaccine
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca made the announcement on Monday, saying that one dosing regimen showed the vaccine was 90% effective in preventing infection.
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Pfizer Asks FDA To Approve Its COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use
The pharmaceutical giant and partner BioNTech announced Friday that they are submitting a formal request to the Food and Drug Administration, just days after the vaccine was shown to be 95% effective.
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Pfizer CEO On Next Steps For Coronavirus Vaccine And His Controversial Stock Trade
Albert Bourla, head of the pharmaceutical giant, discusses plans for distributing its vaccine, which it says is 95% effective, and explains the timing of his $5.6 mllion sale of Pfizer stock.
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Listen — 6:36Don’t Travel For Thanksgiving, CDC Warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising that Americans be careful amid an explosion in the spread of the coronavirus.
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12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts
If Congress doesn’t compromise and pass another relief bill, a new study finds a staggering number of Americans will lose a critical financial lifeline as the pandemic worsens.
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Listen — 3:39Thanksgiving Day Dilemma: Should You Travel Or Stay Home?
The record numbers of new cases of Covid-19 being reported in many cities and states has many people reconsidering plans to travel for the holiday.
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FDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test
The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit is expected to provide results in 30 minutes or less. Its approval could help alleviate the strain on the nation’s precarious coronavirus testing system.
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Pfizer To Seek FDA OK For COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Within Days’
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was found 95% effective in an updated study analysis. Safety data required by the Food and Drug Administration showed no serious concerns, the company said.
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