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First US Covid vaccinations expected next week as FDA emergency approval appears close – live
Alex Azar: first vaccinations could begin MondayFDA advisory panel recommends approval of Pfizer Covid vaccineTalk of Rahm Emanuel in Biden cabinet outrages Chicago criticsStates targeted in election fraud lawsuit condemn ‘bogus claims’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 2.20pm GMT The US isn’t the only country struggling with rising infection rates and record deaths. Our global coronavirus blog reports surging rates in many places.Russia reported 613 deaths in the last 24 hours on Friday; its worst daily toll so far, and a figure that takes the country’s official cumulative death toll from the pandemic to 45,893. Authorities confirmed 28,585 new infections nationally, including 7,215 in Moscow, pushing the national case total to 2,597,711.The only chance to regain control of the situation is a lockdown, but this must happen immediately. If we wait until Christmas, we’ll have to struggle with high numbers for months. Related: Coronavirus live news: infections down in England – but not London; Germany needs hard lockdown, says minister 1.52pm GMT Aamer Madhani has this for Associated Press on why you may be getting a sense of deja vu as you look at president-elect Joe Biden’s picks for his administration – because he’s getting the old gang back together.The incoming Biden administration has a distinctly Obama feel about it already. There’s Denis McDonough, former Obama chief of staff who Biden announced on Thursday would be nominated as the secretary of veterans affairs. Susan Rice, Obama’s former national security adviser, was named the director of Biden’s White House Domestic Policy Council. Continue reading...
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