Should Nursing Home Residents Be Prioritized For Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine? A federal advisory committee to the CDC votes Tuesday on guidelines for who should get COVID-19 vaccines first. The committee is expected to prioritize health care workers and nursing home residents. Pien Huang
New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S. A survey shows social distancing dropped between April and late fall, especially in states currently hit hardest by COVID-19. The partisan chasm in support of measures to stop the virus widened. Rob Stein
South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly. Anthony Kuhn
Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says The discovery, uncovered after analyzing blood donations from nine states, strengthens evidence that the coronavirus was quietly spreading around the world before health officials were aware. Jaclyn Diaz
Dr. Scott Atlas, Special Coronavirus Adviser To Trump, Resigns Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity." Vanessa Romo
So You Traveled Over Thanksgiving. Now What? Experts suggest being extra-careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested, and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus. Laurel Wamsley
CDC Immunization Advisory Committee To Vote On Distribution Of Coronavirus Vaccine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday to determine who should get a coronavirus vaccine first. Pien Huang
Cheap At-Home Tests Could End The COVID-19 Pandemic By Christmas, One Researcher Says Epidemiologist Michael Mina says there is an inexpensive rapid test you could take home a few times a week. WBUR Newsroom
More Good News For Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Biotech company Moderna has new data reinforcing that its COVID-19 inoculation is safe and effective. The company is submitting an application to the FDA Monday requesting emergency use authorization. Richard Harris
Canada Blocks Export Of Medications In Short Supply In Response To Trump Plan The move comes just days before a U.S. rule was set to go into effect allowing for bulk importation of drugs from Canada. Trump promised it would lower costs and be a "game changer" for seniors. Matthew S. Schwartz
