Dec 28 WATCH: House debates $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks, defense bill By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion-plus COVID-19 and annual federal spending package into law. But Congress returns Monday to confront the White House on remaining priorities in a rare end-of-session showdown. Continue reading
Dec 28 3 questions scientists are working to answer about the new coronavirus variant By Andrew Joseph, STAT When a new viral variant emerges, experts want to know how well it spreads, whether it changes the disease, and whether it affects immunity. Continue reading
Dec 28 South Korea confirms first cases of more contagious coronavirus variant By Associated Press The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Monday the cases have been confirmed in a family of three people who came to South Korea on December 22. Continue reading
Dec 27 'Believe in science': EU kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine Sunday in a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 4:38 2020 in Review: vaccine hesitancy, elective surgeries and medical caregiving By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend’s Connie Kargbo joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss some of her most impactful work from 2020: necessary ‘elective’ surgeries being suspended during the pandemic due to hospital overflow; vaccine hesitancy; and how aging caregivers, at risk for COVID, ask… Continue watching
Dec 27 2020 in review: Stories you may have missed and why they matter By Molly Enking It’s been decades since one world event has dominated the news cycle so completely. We lost more than 1.75 million people globally and more than 330,000 in the U.S. to COVID-19. Here’s a list of some other events that shook the… Continue reading
Dec 26 Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo as Trump rages By Alexandra Olson, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Unemployment benefits for millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet were set to lapse at midnight Saturday unless President Donald Trump signed an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill that had been considered a done deal before his sudden… Continue reading
Dec 26 Germany, Hungary give 1st vaccine shots ahead of EU rollout By Vanessa Gera, David McHugh, Associated Press Germany, Hungary and Slovakia began giving out their first coronavirus vaccine shots on Saturday only hours after receiving their first shipments, upsetting the European Union’s plans for a coordinated rollout Sunday across the bloc’s 27 nations. Continue reading
Dec 25 France confirms new virus variant case in country By Associated Press Authorities were tracing the person’s contacts and laboratories were analyzing tests from several other people who may have the new variant. Continue reading
Dec 25 Morocco acquires 65 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China, UK By Tarik El Barakah, Associated Press The North African kingdom is preparing to launch a COVID-19 vaccination program aiming to immunize 80 percent of the country's adult population. Continue reading