Dec. 18, 2020
FDA authorizes Moderna s COVID vaccine for emergency use
The Food and Drug Administration authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The new Moderna vaccine is similar to Pfizer s which was authorized for use last week. It also requires two doses, but it does not need to be kept as cold as Pfizer s.
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn says delivery could begin nationwide by Monday. Unlike the Pfizer vaccine, Moderna s is approved for use only in adults.
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Today, FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of #COVID19 caused by SARS-CoV-2. The emergency use authorization allows the vaccine to be distributed in the U.S for use in individuals 18 years and older. https://t.co/w4BQVg0n2Gpic.twitter.com/cw5JwYqxsh U.S. FDA (@US FDA) December 19, 2020
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Dec. 17, 2020
SF orders mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers
Mayor London Breed announced a public health order that includes a mandatory quarantine of 10 days for anyone traveling, moving or returning to San Francisco from anywhere outside the Bay Area amid a surge in coronavirus cases. See more details here.
12:20 p.m.
California shatters record with 379 deaths in one day
A total of 379 Californians died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking the highest number of fatalities in one day since the pandemic began and surpassing the previous record set on Tuesday. The state reported another 52,281 new cases of the virus yesterday, just 1,400 cases less than what California saw the day prior. Wednesday s number of deaths is equivalent to a life lost every four minutes in a 24-hour span.
Dec. 17, 2020
SF orders mandatory quarantine for incoming travelers
Mayor London Breed announced a public health order that includes a mandatory quarantine of 10 days for anyone traveling, moving or returning to San Francisco from anywhere outside the Bay Area amid a surge in coronavirus cases. See more details here.
12:20 p.m.
California shatters record with 379 deaths in one day
A total of 379 Californians died of COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking the highest number of fatalities in one day since the pandemic began and surpassing the previous record set on Tuesday. The state reported another 52,281 new cases of the virus yesterday, just 1,400 cases less than what California saw the day prior. Wednesday s number of deaths is equivalent to a life lost every four minutes in a 24-hour span.
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