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It is likely that any new version of the vaccine will arrive before next spring—at which point a new surge may have already ended.

Policies to keep children in school instead of quarantining them at home when someone in the class comes down with covid if they do. thirdly, making free at-home tests more available than ever before. by having them covered by our private health insurance plans. the availability of community health centers and other sites for the uninsured will be the alternative as well. so if you have insurance, it will cover these tests and if you dont have insurance, we have facilities you can attend and get...

Headlines this morning on the covid front. what happens in an hour or so from now. the cdc is getting ready for this big meeting on a third dose for americans, not all americans, right? theyre looking specifically at people who have weaker immune systems. this green light for that third shot could come maybe within a matter of hours, maybe today, as you got more surge response teams sent to areas where cases are soaring. more hospitals hitting their breaking points yet again. listen to this stat...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson spoke this week about the state's rising coronavirus case rates, the White House said Tuesday.

Transplant to save his life. >> this is the worst decision ive made in my life. i had to say goodbye to my parents, my family, my son. thats nothing you should have to do. >> reporter: he was released after nearly four months in the hospital. the cdc reports 99.5% of all covid-19 deaths involve people who have not been vaccinated. >> the science is clear, the best way to protect yourself against the virus and it the variants is to be fully vaccinated. >> that was tom costello reporting. in respo...

Victor oquendo once again joins us live from the scene. it must have been a relief to the families when they got word that the search and rescue was resuming. >> reporter: linsey, miami-dade fire rescue saying following the recommendation of structural engineers, search and rescue efforts have resumed, adding that finding missing loved ones continues to be at the forefront of our operations. linsey? >> victor, thank you. next tonight, the growing alarm about the covid delta variant. the direct...

Dec 10, 2020 From left, Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, the US Deputy Chief Mission to Nigeria, Ms. Kathleen FitzGibbon and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State Share The United States Deputy Chief Mission to Nigeria, Ms Kathleen FitzGibbon, has disclosed that the United States, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has invested more than $6 billion in the fight to end HIV/AIDS in Nigeria since 2003. FitzGibbon disclosed this in Abeokuta, Ogun Stat...

>> we are concerned. where we are seeing increases in cases is in those areas, generally, that have lower vaccination rates. so we need to make sure were doing all we can to vaccinate all americans, and particularly focused on areas that have lower vaccination rates. we are also helping state and local officials, partnering with governors with surge response teams that will not only help to increase vaccination rates, but also providing increase testing therapeutics and other tools to make sure ...