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In this Nov. 18, 2020, file photo, people line up to be tested for the coronavirus at a free testing site in Seattle. With coronavirus cases surging and families hoping to gather safely for Thanksgiving, long lines to get tested have reappeared across the U.S. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) **FILE**

CDC ‘strongly’ recommends against travel on Thanksgiving

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday strongly recommended against travel this Thanksgiving, urging families to celebrate within their households or hold online gatherings as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus surpassed a quarter-million.

November 19, 2020
Mendy McNulty swabs the nose of her husband, Joe, in their home in Mount Juliet, Tenn., Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The family is participating in testing done twice a month to help answer some of the most vexing questions about the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) **FILE**

FDA approves first rapid at-home test for coronavirus

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home test for the coronavirus, allowing people to self-collect a swab and get results in 30 minutes to determine if they are positive and need to isolate themselves from society.

November 18, 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 announced Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective a month after the first dose. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

Pfizer seeks approval for 95% effective COVID-19 vaccine

Two drugmakers in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine are on track for emergency approval before the end of the year, the Trump administration said Wednesday, with Pfizer reporting its shots were 95% effective in a final analysis and Moderna set to follow close behind.

November 18, 2020
A mannequin wears a face mask in front of outdoor seating at the Wipeout Bar and Grill at Pier 39 during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Coronavirus spread in U.S. alarms officials as Americans grow weary of limits

The coronavirus is racing through the U.S. with alarming speed, with more than 150,000 cases of COVID-19 detected for three days running and hospitalizations at their highest levels since the pandemic began, prompting governors to plead for pre-vaccine discipline or issue the types of restrictions Americans were hoping to avoid.

November 15, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump: ‘I concede NOTHING!’

President Trump appeared to acknowledge Sunday that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden "won" but quickly signaled he will keep fighting, saying he concedes "nothing" because it was a "rigged election."

November 15, 2020
Medical works operate a testing tent at a COVID-19 mobile testing site, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Restaurants, bars and gyms will have to close at 10 p.m. across New York state in the latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Cuomo said the new restrictions, which go into effect Friday, are necessary because new coronavirus infections have been traced to those types of activities. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Coronavirus hospitalizations in U.S. surpass pandemic record

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have reached the highest point of the pandemic, forcing leaders from Alaska to Massachusetts to propose stringent mask rules and limits on gatherings while avoiding, at least for now, the sweeping lockdowns that ruined the economy in the spring.

November 11, 2020
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson holds notes as he speaks during a campaign event before President Donald Trump at the Cobb Galleria Centre, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Ben Carson tests positive for coronavirus

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tested positive for the coronavirus after experiencing symptoms, making him the latest high-profile official in President Trump's orbit to get catch it.

November 9, 2020