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  CDC says it is safe for pregnant women to get COVID-19 vaccine

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  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccination is safe during pregnancy, with a new study of pregnant women …

• Masks. Get used to it.

  

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  Masks will become a new norm after coronavirus pandemic ends, public officials predict

  The Washington Times - Tom Howell Jr.

  Masks. Get used to it. The mask remains politically polarizing, but they aren’t a weird sight anymore. Health experts predict they will be a …

• With the coronavirus surging around the U.S. and the world, the pressure is on for regulators to make a speedy decision.

  

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  Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

  The Washington Times - Lauran Neergaard

  Pfizer said Friday it is asking U.S. regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring …

• “Today is a great day for science and humanity.”

  

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  Pfizer: Early look shows COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective

  The Washington Times - Tom Howell Jr.

  A coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer proved 90% effective in early results, thrilling Wall Street and offering the world a dose of optimism at a …

• “It’s not happening someplace else or to somebody else. It’s here.”

  

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  Health experts ask U.S. to buckle down as coronavirus cases rise

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  Coronavirus trends are worsening as the fuzzy results of the presidential election take center stage, distracting a weary nation even as health …

• A hospital in Idaho said it is at 99% capacity because of a surge in COVID-19 cases, forcing it to seek overflow room in Seattle or in Portland, Oregon, if it comes to that.

  

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  COVID-19 cases strain rural hospitals, worry health officials

  The Washington Times - Tom Howell Jr.

  Hospitals are filling with COVID-19 patients again as the novel coronavirus surges across the country, pushing health care systems in rural areas to …