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Summary List PlacementGood news about coronavirus vaccines keeps rolling in. On Friday, Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine became the first candidate to receive emergency authorization in the US. The day before, an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration recommended the shot for widespread use in peoples ages 16 and older. Moderna's shot could be next: The company applied for an emergency use authorization (EUA)...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tested fewer than 6,000 potential coronavirus cases so far. The figure came from FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Saturday, who last week promised there would be 1 million test kits available by the end of the week.  The US was unable to meet that goal, though Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday the nation will...