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Coronavirus The Pfizer COVID vaccine is now just one step away from approval for use in the United States.
Coronavirus Panel Vote Puts Pfizer COVID Vaccine Before FDA for Final Approval

Government advisers determined that the benefits of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is safe and effective, clearing the way for final FDA approval of the shot this week.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy December 10, 2020 6:14 pm EST
Coronavirus The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a report to Congress and an accompanying “playbook” for states and localities, key federal health agencies and the Defense Department sketched out complex plans for a vaccination campaign to begin gradually early next year or later in 2020, eventually ramping up to reach any American who wants a shot. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Coronavirus COVID Vaccine Likely Won’t Be Ready by Election Day Under New FDA Standards

The agency is expected to introduce new, tougher standards to get emergency approval for the vaccine in an effort to boost public confidence.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers September 23, 2020 2:19 pm EDT
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Coronavirus CDC Suddenly Asks States to Get Ready for Vaccine Following Trump’s Blood Plasma Controversy

The Trump administration wants states to be ready to distribute a coronavirus vaccine two days before the presidential election.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil September 3, 2020 5:53 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election