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Pfizer To Seek Vaccine Approval "within Days"
Coronavirus

Pfizer To Seek Vaccine Approval “Within Days”

The company now says their COVID-19 vaccine is even more effective than first thought. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — Pfizer and Biontech, the manufacturers of one of the most promising COVID-19 vaccines currently undergoing trials, now say their candidate is more effective than previously thought. According their data there were 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among trial volunteers. 162 occurred in the placebo group. Of the ten severe cases of illness, just one was in the…

D.c. Deadlock Continues As Covid 19 Deaths Top A Quarter Million
Coronavirus

D.C. Deadlock Continues As COVID-19 Deaths Top A Quarter Million

President-elect Joe Biden promised help for health care workers fighting the crisis Wednesday, but is still being blocked from receiving crucial transition data; COVID-19 relief remains stalled in Congress. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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WASHINGTON (NBC News) — President-elect Joe Biden met Wednesday with front line healthcare workers in a virtual roundtable as the United States crossed a tragic threshold: More than 250,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. “This requires some very significant action,” Biden said. With cases, hospitalizations and deaths all accelerating, a dire warning was issued by a leading member of President…

Cold & Alone: 9 Year Old Spends Three Days In Tennessee Wilderness
National News

Cold & Alone: 9-Year-Old Spends Three Days In Tennessee Wilderness

A 9-year-old Tennessee boy is back at home after spending three days alone in the wilderness. WSMV's Ryan Breslin reports.
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(WSMV/NBC News) — A 9-year-old Tennessee boy is back at home after spending three days alone in the wilderness. A rescue team found Jordan Gorman less than a mile from his home Tuesday afternoon. The boy had constructed a small shelter out of a tarp he’d found, which helped him survive two nights of frigid temperatures. Even though he was…

Nursing Home Coronavirus Outbreak Kills 20
Coronavirus

Nursing Home Coronavirus Outbreak Kills 20

A COVID-19 outbreak at a skilled nursing center in Missouri has killed 20 residents. Most of the deaths occurred in the past six weeks. KSHB's Jessica McMaster reports.
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(KSHB/NBC News) — A COVID-19 outbreak at a skilled nursing center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri has killed 20 residents. Most of the deaths at John Knox Village Care Center occurred in the past six weeks, according to Rodney McBride, vice president of community and health services for the facility. “The virus is extremely efficient, extremely mean and it really doesn’t…

Scraped Knee Leads To Double Amputation
National News

Scraped Knee Leads To Double Amputation

Arizona 3-year-old loses both legs to a severe staph infection after scraping his knee during a family camping trip. KPNX's Tram Mai reports.
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(KPNX/NBC News) — When an Arizona family was visiting San Diego in October, they had no idea the fall that their 3-year-old son took on his bike would become the medical nightmare they are now living. Beauden Baumkirchner was riding his bicycle around his family’s campsite outside of San Diego, when he fell off, scraping his knee. “He’s done that…

Trump Fires Chief Of Election Cybersecurity
Decision 2020, Politics

Trump Fires Chief Of Election Cybersecurity

Chris Krebs, the now former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, had repeatedly said the president's claims of election fraud are not true. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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(NBC News) — President Trump has fired the nation’s top election security official. Chris Krebs, the now former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, had repeatedly said the president’s claims of election fraud are not true. He had also described the 2020 vote as “the most secure election in American history” and started a “Rumor Control Blog” that…

Downsizing Thanksgiving
National News

Downsizing Thanksgiving

The pandemic is disrupting Thanksgiving plans, forcing many to make changes to the holiday menu. NBC's Dan Scheneman reports.
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(NBC News) — Thanksgiving celebrations may be smaller this year due to the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean the food has to be any less festive. Still, downsizing the turkey may be easier said than done. Growers and retailers say demand for smaller turkeys has already outpaced supply this year. Personal chef Jill Aker-Ray says it’s ok to think even…

Lung Cancer: More Screenings Could Save Lives
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Lung Cancer: More Screenings Could Save Lives

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, yet few are properly screened for the disease according to this year's "State of Lung Cancer" report. NBC's Sarah Dallof reports.
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(NBC News) — Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, yet few are properly screened for the disease according to this year’s “State of Lung Cancer” report. The report from the American Lung Association finds while lung cancer survival rates have increased over the past five years, less than six percent of people considered…

Trump Administration Announces Troop Cuts In Iraq, Afghanistan
Politics

Trump Administration Announces Troop Cuts In Iraq, Afghanistan

Just 2,500 hundred American service members will remain in each country by the time of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, as part of a move that critics say will make the region less safe. NBC's Alice Barr reports.
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(NBC News) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday the U.S. is pulling more troops out of Afghanistan and Iraq, leaving only 2,500 American service members in each country just days before Joe Biden will take his oath as president. “They’ll defend our diplomats and deter our foes. By May it is the President’s hope that they will come home safely…

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