Dec 22 U.S. deaths in 2020 top 3 million By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press This is the deadliest year in U.S. history, with deaths topping 3 million for the first time. It's due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 320,000 Americans, and counting. Continue reading
Dec 22 3 lessons learned from issues with Stanford's vaccine distribution algorithm By Casey Ross, STAT, Erin Brodwin, STAT News Stanford found itself in hot water last week after deploying a faulty Covid-19 vaccine distribution algorithm, offering a cautionary tale that extends far beyond the university's own doors. Continue reading
Dec 22 WATCH: Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine By Associated Press The nation’s top infectious disease expert has received the initial dose of the newest COVID-19 vaccine alongside other federal health leaders who helped oversee its development. Continue reading
Dec 22 Air Force report finds Black service members more often investigated, punished By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be investigated, arrested, face disciplinary actions and be discharged for misconduct, according to a new report that looked at racial disparities across the service. Continue reading
Dec 22 California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Much of California has exhausted its usual ability to staff intensive care beds, and the nation's most populated state is desperately searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet demand. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 14:28 Fauci says travel ban may be 'premature' in light of coronavirus mutation Shipments of the new Moderna vaccine began arriving Monday in the U.S., with more than 6 million doses expected by the end of the week. But that news was almost overshadowed by fears of a mutation in the coronavirus, which… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Barr breaks with Trump on claims of election fraud, U.S. hacking In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr broke with President Trump over election fraud claims and assertions that China may have hacked U.S. agencies, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has a confession that state agents… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 7:57 What's behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.? By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Maea Lenei Buhre Murders across the U.S. have skyrocketed in 2020, while nonviolent offenses have largely dropped, according to publicly available crime data. But efforts to curb homicides come at a time when police departments are facing both staffing shortages because of the… Continue watching
Dec 21 California could see 100,000 hospitalizations in January By Don Thompson, Associated Press Dr. Mark Ghaly, California's secretary of health and human services, says the state fears some hospitals will exceed even their existing surge capacity. Continue reading
Dec 21 WATCH: Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine By Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The president-elect took a dose of the Pfizer vaccine on live television, as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Continue reading