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► A second COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration. Trucks will begin moving the vaccine this weekend, with the first of 5.9 million already manufactured Moderna shots expected to be given on Monday.
► The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization, Dr. Michael Ryan, said a team of international experts looking into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic will travel to China the first week of January. The team will visit the suspected site of the outbreak in the city of Wuhan. “The purpose of the mission is to go to the original point at which human cases were detected and that we fully expect to do that,” Ryan said.
12.07PM â Dec 18, 2020
Penceâs escape plan: Middle East better than Trumpâs ire
Pence has been one of Trumpâs closest allies, and has largely stood by while Trump supporters pursued court challenges and other increasingly unlikely bids to overturn the result in several battleground states and declare the President the winner. Pence is believed to be considering a tilt at the White House himself in 2024.
Politico reported that aides to Pence left Washington this week the prepare the ground for his trip, with stops scheduled to include Bahrain, Israel and Poland. Other stops may be added.
11.39AM â Dec 18, 2020
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