Scott Hensley
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Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 20-0 to recommend that the agency authorize Moderna's vaccine for emergency use during the pandemic. There was a single abstention.
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Two days before a panel of experts is set to review Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine and advise the Food and Drug Administration, documents show the vaccine is 95% effective and well-tolerated.
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In a 17-4 vote, a committee concludes the scientific evidence supports the authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for emergency use. A quick FDA decision is expected.
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An FDA advisory panel meets to discuss emergency use approval of the coronavirus vaccine.
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The Food and Drug Administration finds "no specific safety concerns" that would stand in the way of authorization of the vaccine for emergency use. Effectiveness is 95% after two doses.
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Watch an expert panel discussion on the effort to develop and deploy safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19 on Friday, Nov. 20, to be live-streamed here at 12 p.m. ET
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The president, who is being treated for COVID-19, has been downplaying the severity of the disease. He said falsely that, compared with the flu, COVID-19 is "in most populations far less lethal."
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The president says 50,000 could die from the flu. So far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, it's at least 23,000 with an upper estimate as high as 59,000.
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How do Americans experience and cope with pain that makes everyday life harder? We asked in the latest NPR-IBM Watson Health Poll.
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The latest NPR-IBM Watson Health poll found that 29% of people said they were often angry when checking the news. Another 42% said the news sometimes made them angry.