Dec 11 WATCH: Cuomo reinstates NYC indoor dining ban to limit virus spread By Marina Villeneuve, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press As of Monday, only takeout orders and outdoor dining will be allowed in the city. Cuomo said the shutdown of indoor dining will be evaluated in two weeks. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 3:40 Remembering some of those lost to COVID-19 As another week of the devastating pandemic comes to an end we take a moment to honor some of those we've lost to COVID-19. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 12:12 Shields and Brooks on Republicans' latest election challenge Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including congressional negotiations, President-elect Biden's cabinet picks and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Texas's election challenges. Continue watching
Dec 11 States get tracing apps to interact with each other as virus rises By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press Nearly all states using the exposure notification technology can now inform users in other states if they've been exposed to the virus. Virginia was the first state in the country to adopt the technology. Continue reading
Dec 11 Reports: White House threatens Hahn's job over vaccine approval By Jonathan Lemire, Darlene Superville, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the end of Friday or face possible dismissal. Continue reading
Dec 11 California's health order falling on many deaf ears By Amy Taxin, Olga R. Rodriguez, Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer is warning of catastrophic consequences if more people don't heed orders to stay home and within their own household members. Continue reading
Dec 11 COVID-19 viral spread related to Thanksgiving appears across U.S. By Carla K. Johnson, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Contact tracers and emergency room doctors are hearing repeatedly from new coronavirus patients that they socialized during the Thanksgiving holiday with people outside their households. The next round of festivities could yield even more cases. Continue reading
Dec 11 FDA says it will work to authorize Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 By Associated Press The FDA decision will kickstart an unprecedented vaccination campaign needed to eventually defeat the virus. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 3:59 FDA panel endorses emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll topped 291,000, a panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration late Thursday endorsed the emergency use of a Pfizer vaccine to save lives for those who are 16 and older. It's… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 4:58 Do states have what they need to conduct mass vaccinations? Many are hoping the first doses of a Pfizer vaccine could be given out in the U.S. as soon as next week, and a vaccine by Moderna could follow before the month's end. But there are real concerns about how… Continue watching