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Pfizer applies for emergency vaccine approval as U.S. cases reach new high

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Friday became the first companies to seek emergency authorization for a coronavirus vaccine in the United States, a landmark moment and a signal that a powerful tool to help control the pandemic could begin to be available by late December.  
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The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee will meet Dec. 10 to consider the Pfizer-BioNTech request, the agency said late Friday.
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a spokesman.
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end several emergency lending programs.
Infection rates dropped in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates over the summer, while rising sharply in counties that didn’t, according to new research.
More than a quarter-million people in the United States have died of covid-19.
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The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee will meet Dec. 10 to consider the Pfizer-BioNTech request, the agency said late Friday.
Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a spokesman.
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end several emergency lending programs.
Infection rates dropped in Kansas counties that adopted mask mandates over the summer, while rising sharply in counties that didn’t, according to new research.
More than a quarter-million people in the United States have died of covid-19.
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