Top news of the week: 15.12.2020.
Coronavirus
Trump and Friends Got Coronavirus Care Many Others Couldn’t
Rudolph W. Giuliani became the latest in President Trump’s inner circle to boast about the treatment he received for Covid-19, as hospitals across the country ration care.
Crunch time looms for intensive care beds as US faces dark pandemic winter
More than a third of Americans are living in areas where hospitals are running critically low on ICU capacity
The Virus, the Bats and Us
They probably spread the virus that’s killing humans. We almost certainly spread the fungus that’s killing them.
Coronavirus live news: US vaccinations to begin 'in 24 hours' after FDA approves Pfizer jab
UK coronavirus hospitalisations increase; indoor dining restrictions reinstated in New York; WHO warns number of deaths surging
Coronavirus live news: US nears 300,000 deaths; Trump 'to be offered vaccine' on Monday
ESwatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini dies of Covid-19; Trump, Pence and other officials to be offered vaccine starting Monday; US has suffered 298,923 deaths since start of pandemic
FDA approves Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in US
Approval marks a turning point in pandemic but distribution presents major logistical problems
Coronavirus vaccine can now be administered in the US
GOP Senator Bill Cassidy told CNN that the bipartisan stimulus bill will be introduced Monday night.
US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government advisory panel endorsed widespread use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, putting the country just one step away from launching an epic ...