U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal
by Lauran Neergaard And Matthew Perrone, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted Dec 18, 2020 8:01 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 8:02 pm EDT
Nurse Kath Olmstead prepares a shot as the world s biggest study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway Monday, July 27, 2020, in Binghamton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
2nd COVID vaccine: Moderna shot authorized by FDA
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Covid-19 coronavirus: California hospitals struggling as cases explode
19 Dec, 2020 07:17 AM
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Medical tents for vaccinations are set outside the Children s Hospital Los Angeles. Photo / AP
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California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
As of Friday, nearly 17,000 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 infections more than double the previous peak reached in July and a state model that uses current data to forecast future trends shows the number could reach an unfathomable 75,000 by mid-January.
More than 3,500 confirmed or suspected Covid-19 patients were in intensive care units.