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Coronavirus updates: 1st vaccines now on the way to all 50 US states

PHOTO: A truck backs into the loading dock of the Pfizer Global Supply manufacturing plant in Portage, Mich., Dec. 11, 2020.
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FDA authorizes COVID-19 vaccine as number of cases hit another record high
By Morgan Winsor, Erin Schumaker, Ivan Pereira, Emily Shapiro, Meredith Deliso, Rosa Sanchez
Last Updated: December 14, 2020, 2:59 AM

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 71.5 million people and killed over 1.6 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Latest headlines:

  • 2 trucks with COVID-19 vaccines have left facility, Pfizer says
  • FedEx truck carrying 1st shipment of Pfizer vaccine leaves Michigan facility
  • US surpasses 16 million coronavirus cases
  • 1st vaccines to arrive at 145 sites on Monday
Here's how the news developed this week. All times Eastern.

Dec 14, 2020 2:59 AM

Nevada governor extends 'pause' for another month

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak extended his state's coronavirus restrictions through at least Jan. 15 as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge in the Silver State.

Nearly every state in the U.S. reports more than 100 people hospitalized per million, according to the COVID Tracking Project. However, Nevada reports 592, which translates into one out of 1,700 people in the state, according to the project.

"We continue to see an increase of hospitalizations statewide with almost 1,700 Nevadans battling COVID as of Friday," Sisolak said at a press conference Sunday.

The governor also announced Sunday that he would sign an order to place a moratorium on most residential evictions in Nevada.

Since the start of the pandemic, Nevada has had more than 186,000 cases, with at least 2,529 deaths.


Dec 13, 2020 8:59 PM

Washington governor gives update on vaccine timing

The first vaccinations in the state of Washington could be distributed as early as Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee said.

The initial shipment of the Pfizer vaccine arrives in the state on Monday.

"This is just fantastic news ... we are getting this vaccine," the governor said, adding he will get the vaccine himself when it is appropriate for his age group.

"Health care workers and long-term care residents will receive the vaccine first," he said.


Dec 13, 2020 6:10 PM

South Korea sees record-breaking rise in new cases

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 1,030 newly diagnosed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the country's total to 46,645.

This is the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that South Korea broke the 1,000 mark in new cases and follows Saturday's record of 950 new cases.

Yonhap reports that President Moon Jae-in held an emergency meeting and called the current situation "the worst crisis" since the outbreak began and a "desperate time" when the government should make an all-out effort stem further infections.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou



Dec 13, 2020 5:43 PM

Italy now has highest COVID-19 death toll in Europe

Italy's Civil Protection Agency reported 484 new deaths on Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country to 64,520, surpassing the United Kingdom which stands at 64,267, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

There were 17,938 new COVID-19 cases reported in Italy, representing an 11.7% positivity rate and brings the total number of diagnosed cases to 1,843,712.

PHOTO: People wearing a face masks do their Christmas shopping, Dec. 13, 2020, in Rome, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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People wearing a face masks do their Christmas shopping, Dec. 13, 2020, in Rome, Italy, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images

There have been a total of 372,965 deaths and 14,959,949 cases in the EU and the U.K., according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

-ABC News' Christine Theodorou


Dec 10, 2020 1:37 PM

FDA Commissioner: 'We intend to' act quickly on vaccine review

The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, an independent panel of infectious disease experts, doctors and scientists, is meeting Thursday to recommend if the Pfizer vaccine should be considered safe and effective in the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn told “Good Morning America” Thursday that he wouldn’t “prejudge” what the advisory committee would vote, but said the FDA will act “quickly” afterward.

“FDA's reviewers are mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters. We totally understand the urgency of this situation, and we are working around the clock on behalf of America,” Hahn said. “FDA scientists are known around the world for their expertise. We are a regulatory gold standard for the authorization or approval of medical products, including vaccines. We intend to do and we have done a very thorough review to get this right, to get all the answers we possibly can from the data.”

PHOTO: A vial contains the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, Yorkshire on Dec. 8, 2020.
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A vial contains the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, Yorkshire on Dec. 8, 2020.
Andy Stenning/Pool via Getty Images

Hahn also said the FDA was “working very closely with our U.K. partners” after two people who received the vaccine in the U.K. had severe allergic reactions.

Hahn told NBC that it was “possible” that the FDA could advise people with significant allergies to not get the vaccine.

Hahn said the allergy issue would be discussed at Thursday’s meeting but added that the FDA stands by “our initial assessment” that Pfizer’s vaccine “does meet our criteria.”

ABC News' Ben Gittleson contributed to this report.


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