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FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2021, file photo, vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are placed next to a loaded syringe in Throop, Pa. On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, California's state epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan recommended providers stop using lot 41L20A of the Moderna vaccine pending completion of an investigation by state officials, Moderna, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the federal Food and Drug Administration, because some people received medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP, File)
California Urges Stop to 300K Vaccines after Some Fall Ill
  • 18 January 2021
California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations using a...
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, registered nurses Robin Gooding, left, and Johanna Ortiz treat a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at over 4,300 with the country’s attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
US COVID-19 Deaths Hit Another One-Day High at over 4,300
  • 13 January 2021
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States is closing in fast on the...
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Alabama fans celebrate in the street in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Monday night, Jan. 11, 2021, after Alabama defeated Ohio State 52-24 in the NCAA college football national championship game in Miami Gardens, Fla. Many of the fans didn't take basic precautions against the coronavirus like wearing face masks. (Benjamin Flanagan/Alabama Media Group via AP)
Thousands Party in Streets After Alabama Win, Despite Virus
  • 12 January 2021
Thousands of University of Alabama football fans partied in the street near campus after the...
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FILE - In this July 29, 2020 file photo, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington. A second Democratic member of the House who was forced to go into lockdown during last week’s violent protest has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington says she has tested positive. She criticized Republican members of Congress who declined to wear a mask when it was offered to them. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
Second Lawmaker in Lockdown Tests Positive for COVID-19
  • 12 January 2021
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said she has tested positive and criticized Republican members of Congress...
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Members of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., are seen in their habitat on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Several gorillas at the zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. It appears the infection came from a member of the park's wildlife care team who also tested positive for the virus but has been asymptomatic and wore a mask at all times around the gorillas. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Safari Park via AP)
Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Park
  • 11 January 2021
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus...
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Workers install a flag on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol as preparations take place for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Possible Virus Exposure for Lawmakers Sheltering During Riot
  • 10 January 2021
House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered...
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Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pfizer Study Suggests Vaccine Works Against Virus Variant
  • 8 January 2021
The COVID-19 variants, which were first found in Britain and South Africa, have been causing...
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Registered nurse Kyanna Barboza adjusts the ventilator on her COVID-19 patient at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. California health authorities reported Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
California Virus Deaths Rocket Higher as ICU Space Tightens
  • 7 January 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration and the state’s hospital association are at odds over how...
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Registered nurses Kyanna Barboza, right, tends to a COVID-19 patient as Kobie Walsh puts on her PPE at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. California health authorities reported Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. The state's hospitals are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don't have to make that choice. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
US Registering Highest Deaths Yet from the Coronavirus
  • 7 January 2021
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly...
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California Hospitals Prepping for Grim COVID-19 Choices
  • 7 January 2021
California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility...
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If I’ve Already Had the Coronavirus, Can I Get It Again?
  • 5 January 2021
Evidence is growing that people whose bodies mounted a strong defense to the virus are...
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In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Jan. 4, 2021, setting out new emergency measures to control the spread of coronavirus in England. (Pool via AP)
UK Prime Minister Orders New Virus Lockdown for England
  • 4 January 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new national lockdown for England until at least...
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