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Here Is 1 Way To Show Appreciation For The COVID-19 Vaccine

5:42am December 28, 2020

A German pilot used a GPS device to map a route that would take the shape of a giant syringe. He flew about 5,000 feet in the air to trace the syringe, which spanned over 40 miles in the sky.

News Brief: Pandemic Relief, Nashville Blast, EU Vaccinations

5:42am December 28, 2020

President Trump signs into law the coronavirus relief and spending package. Nashville investigators identify the Christmas Day bomber. Plus, the EU launches its first round of COVID-19 vaccinations.

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After Threatening To Derail It, Trump Signs COVID-19 Relief Package Into Law

9:22pm December 27, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending package, deputy press secretary Judd Deere said Sunday night on Twitter.

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A worker wearing personal protective equipment disinfects the Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok after a Christmas Eve mass. Thailand is one of many countries now seeing a surge in cases.

Why The World Is Seeing Some Of Its Most Extreme Pandemic Lockdowns

7:01pm December 27, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

Even as the European Union began vaccine rollouts on Sunday, nations around the globe are instituting severe lockdowns and travel restrictions. Fear of the U.K. variant is a key reason.

Federal Help Has Run Out For Millions Amid The Pandemic. Here's One Of Their Stories

5:16pm December 27, 2020

Charissa Ward, an unemployed mom of three in Orlando, tells NPR's Don Gonyea what the end of pandemic unemployment benefits means for her and her family.

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What Went Wrong At Arbor Terrace

5:00pm December 27, 2020

by Meg Anderson

At least 17 residents died of COVID-19 at an assisted living facility. In Georgia, it is the company's only home in a Black neighborhood and the only one to suffer a severe outbreak.

A person receives Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine at the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 27, 2020. Nations across Europe began their COVID-19 vaccination effort on Sunday.

EU Begins Its Vaccine Rollout With Goal Of Inoculating 450 Million Against COVID-19

2:02pm December 27, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Leaders from across the European Union's 27 member-states celebrated the start of vaccination efforts on Sunday. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called it "a European success story."

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Will We Be Better Prepared To Face The Pandemic In 2021?

9:21am December 27, 2020

Sarah McCammon looks ahead on the COVID-19 front with science writer David Quammen.

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Latest On COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

9:21am December 27, 2020

The European Union begins a rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine to its nearly 450 million people. A 101-year-old nursing home patient became Germany's first vaccinated person.

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A Doctor, Who Is Breastfeeding, Explains Complex Choice To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

9:21am December 27, 2020

There's no data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines on pregnant people or babies who are being breastfed. Dr. Adeline Goss tells Sarah McCammon why she chose to nurse after getting the shot.