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By   Dec 18, 2020 07:12 AM EST As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) revealed that they have a COVID-19 vaccine supply issue with Pfizer, the American pharmaceutical giant said that millions of unclaimed vaccines are sitting in their warehouse as they are still waiting for instructions as to where to send the shipments. Pfizer made its announcement via a press release on Thursday, a day after HHS Secretary Alex Azar shared that the Trump administration was working on getting mor...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Dec 17, 2020 12:04 AM EST Days ahead of a deadline in extending government funding and with the critical relief programs about to expire at the end of the month, leaders in the congress are nearing a deal on a coronavirus relief package where another round of direct payments to Americans is included. According to CNN, a source familiar with the negotiations shared that the emerging deal would likely cost an estimated $900 billion with contentious provisions on fund...

HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By   Dec 17, 2020 01:57 AM EST (Photo : Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) PORTLAND, OR - DECEMBER 16: COVID-19 vaccines are prepared for use at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. The first rounds of Pfizers vaccine were administered in Oregon on Wednesday. As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States rapidly, the administration is hoping to strike a deal with Pfizer t...

By   Dec 16, 2020 10:22 AM EST As South Korea faces an alarming rise in new COVID-19 cases and the possibility of entering its first potential lockdown since the start of the pandemic, its health officials have warned residents to take the current restrictions seriously.  South Korea has long been considered a model country because of its effective response to multiple waves of COVID-19. They earned praise from the WHO or the World Health Organization earlier this year after Seoul authorities...