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Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Robert Redfield exchange elbow bumps after a briefing at the CDC Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Mike Pence: ‘We cut no corners’ on COVID-19 vaccine

A coronavirus vaccine is arriving at record speed but that doesn't mean it will be less safe or effective than other shots, Vice President Mike Pence said Friday, using a tour of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to build confidence in an immunization campaign that "may be a week and a half away."

December 4, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, listens during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Joe Biden mask request may go beyond 100 days

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that Americans might need to wear masks beyond the 100-day commitment that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden will outline at his inauguration but that it's still a good idea to make the defined request.

December 4, 2020
In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, Certified Nursing Assistant Angelica Corral constantly changes her personal protective equipment (PPE) as she travels from room to room at the El Paso Long Term Acute Care hospital in central El Paso, Texas. U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement and recruiting nursing students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

U.S. hits 100K hospitalizations for the coronavirus

U.S. hospitalizations for COVID-19 reached 100,000 for the first time and the nation hit an all-time high for deaths in a single day, according to new figures that show the country is paying the price for widespread transmission.

December 3, 2020
This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer and BioNTech say they've won permission Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science -- and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

U.S. sticks to timeline after U.K. vaccine approval

The Trump administration said Wednesday it expects two coronavirus vaccines to be approved before Christmas but isn't moving up its deadlines after British regulators beat the Americans to the punch by approving Pfizer's version first.

December 2, 2020
Moderna asked federal regulators for emergency approval Monday for a coronavirus vaccine. The company said its vaccine was 94% effective in its final analysis. (Associated Press)

Coronavirus vaccine: CDC panel approves ‘phase 1a’ distribution in 13-1 vote

The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine should be given to health care workers who might be exposed to the coronavirus and residents of long-term care facilities where people tend to be elderly and have underlying conditions that put them at high risk of dying, an influential panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel said Tuesday.

December 1, 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II said the CDC is wording on a public-service campaign about the vaccine's safety. (Associated Press)

Health officials work to calm fears on COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. government is on pace to approve two COVID-19 vaccines by Christmas, prompting officials to double down on safety promises and highlight eye-popping data from Pfizer and Moderna as they try to overcome lingering skepticism and get those shots into actual arms.

November 29, 2020
President Donald Trump departs behind Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar as Azar puts on a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus after a roundtable discussion on the coronavirus outbreak and storm preparedness at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Alex Azar, health secretary: Already briefing Biden team on COVID-19

The government is preparing to ship the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in "just a few weeks," Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II said Tuesday as the Trump administration started to brief presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's transition team on coronavirus planning.

November 24, 2020
This Thursday, April 23, 2020, file screen grab taken from video issued by Britain's Oxford University shows a person being injected as part of the first human trials in the U.K. to test a potential coronavirus vaccine, untaken by Oxford University in England. AstraZeneca says late-stage trials of its COVID-19 vaccine were “highly effective’’ in preventing disease. A vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford prevented 70% of people from developing the coronavirus in late-stage trials, the team reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Oxford University Pool via AP, File)

AstraZeneca reports promising results from coronavirus vaccine trial

A coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca was "highly effective" and staved off severe disease in an early look at trial data from the U.K. and Brazil, the company said Monday, signaling there could be a vaccine that's easier to store than two versions nearing approval in the U.S.

November 23, 2020