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Analysis By FDA Of Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Finds It Effective, Safe
The FDA released detailed analysis of the vaccine ahead of a Thursday meeting of a group of independent experts that will advise the agency on whether to authorize the vaccine for emergency use.
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What Was A Camel Doing In Bath & Body Works?
In Nevada, a camel and its owner were spotted walking into a Bath & Body Works store in Henderson. A woman filmed the camel clopping through the automatic doors.
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Fauci: It Would Be Terrible If People Choose Not To Get COVID-19 Vaccine
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S., and what Americans should expect in the coming weeks.
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Jingle Johns Do Double Duty As Singing Choir
A sanitation company in Indiana took 32 porta-johns, and arranged then in rows, like a choir. And animated face on each one lip-syncs as Christmas classics play.
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Morning News Brief
Electoral College votes to affirm Biden's election victory. Attorney General Barr is leaving the Justice Department. Plus, more shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine will be arriving across the U.S.
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Challenges Related To The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The first COVID-19 vaccines are being administered. There are, however, still great challenges ahead when it comes to making sure that people receive the vaccine sooner rather than later.
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Commentary: Good Or Bad? Baseball's Statistics-Driven Assessments
Theo Epstein who took the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs to the World Series, acknowledges that his statistics-driven approach to building teams might make baseball boring to watch.
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Vaccine Inoculations Mark Pivotal Moment In Battle Against COVID-19
The first COVID-19 vaccines are now being administered to front-line hospital workers across the country. The first widely publicized vaccination took place Monday in Long Island, N.Y.
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New York City Nurse Among The First To Get Coronavirus Vaccine In The U.S.
What may be the first coronavirus vaccine administered in the U.S. was given to a critical care nurse in New York City.
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Electoral College: In 1796, Samuel Miles Became The 1st Faithless Elector
Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.
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Dolly Parton Saves 9-Year-Old Actor From Being Hit By A Car
Inside Edition reports that while on the set of her latest movie, Parton saved costar Talia Hill from an oncoming car. In that movie, Parton plays an angel. Is it possible she's just playing herself?
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Vaccine Arrivals Are Expected To Be A Turning Point In COVID-19 Battle
The COVID-19 vaccine is on its way. What do medical directors and state officials say about their plans? None of them expect to get all the doses they need, so how do they decide who gets it first?