Health

WATCH: Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Topping the roster is health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, a Latino politician who rose from humble beginnings to serve in Congress and as California’s attorney general.

WATCH: Trump speaks at White House vaccine summit

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Biden officials were not invited to a White House event on the vaccine, and representatives from the drug companies also didn't attend.

WATCH: Pentagon set to begin COVID-19 vaccinations on small scale

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Pentagon officials say that once the Food and Drug Administration gives its “emergency use authorization,” the military will start giving shots within a day or two.

WATCH: Senate holds second hearing on COVID-19 early outpatient treatment

By Courtney Vinopal

The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee will hold a second hearing Dec. 8 on early outpatient treatment for COVID-19.

United Kingdom gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

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.

U.K. readies its first shots in war on COVID-19

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

The 800,000 doses will first go to people over 80 who are either hospitalized or already have outpatient appointments scheduled, along with nursing home workers.

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 vaccines

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped. Over a decade of behind-the-scenes research had new vaccine technology poised for a challenge.

Trump summit aims to boost faith in vaccine; excludes Biden team

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The Trump administration is hoping to instill public confidence in forthcoming vaccines for the coronavirus with a White House summit Tuesday featuring experts who will outline the distribution and administration process.

Flint officials say progress made toward ending water crisis

By John Flesher, Associated Press

Flint has taken important steps toward resolving the lead contamination crisis that made the impoverished Michigan city a symbol of the drinking water problems that plague many U.S. communities, officials said Monday.

Students return to New York City schools once more after COVID-19 closure

By Associated Press

Public preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade whose parents chose a mix of in-school and remote learning are back inside buildings Monday in the nation's largest school district.