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As of 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, the unofficial COVID-19 toll in the U.S. reached 13,925,990 cases and 273,847 deaths, increases of 197,837 and 3,156 since this time yesterday. That daily death count is the highest ever since the pandemic began.
As well, more than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized with COVID — another first. (COVID Tracking Project)
In response to rising countrywide hospitalizations and deaths, CDC Director Robert Redfield said the upcoming months will be among “the most difficult in the public health history of this nation.” (CNBC)
Following Britain’s quick approval of Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, European Union officials criticized the “hasty” decision, saying their own review process will be more thorough. (Reuters)
And Anthony Fauci, MD, piles on. (New York Post)
At the White House, spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany calls it the “Trump vaccine.” (Bloomberg)
Children under 18 are likely to be the last group to receive COVID vaccines — meaning they may not be immunized in time for the new school year. (Washington Post)
CVS Health is tapped to administer Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody treatment in patients’ homes and nursing facilities, as part of a federal pilot program.
Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health declined to recommend Regeneron’s similar product as standard of care for COVID-19 patients.
In the wake of surging coronavirus cases, Starbucks announced that it will provide free, tall brewed coffees for front-line responders and healthcare workers through the month of December.
A couple from Hawaii was arrested for boarding a plane to San Francisco despite knowing they tested positive for coronavirus. (KTLA-5)
Former French President Giscard D’Estaing died of COVID-19 at age 94. (Reuters)
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Source: MedicalNewsToday.com
