'Lay Low And Cool It': Fauci Warns Against Super Bowl Parties Becoming Superspreaders

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser and the nation's top infectious disease official, is urging Americans to limit their gatherings to household members on Super Bowl Sunday.

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Kroger To Close 2 Long Beach Stores Following City-Mandated Pandemic Pay Increase

The chain decided to close the stores after the Long Beach City Council in Southern California passed an ordinance requiring large grocery outlets to increase wages by $4 an hour due to the pandemic.

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Biden Administration Will Ship COVID-19 Vaccines Directly To Pharmacies

The program will begin with about 1 million doses a week sent to thousands of retail pharmacies. The White House is stressing that equity of vaccine distribution is a key component of the effort.

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Struggling With Third Wave Of Infections, Japan Extends State Of Emergency

Japan is extending the state of emergency for one more month. The move comes despite a mounting toll on the economy and the threat of bumping up against the country's Summer Olympics preparations.

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Russia's Sputnik Vaccine Is Reported To Be 92% Effective Against COVID-19

The findings stand to add legitimacy to the Sputnik vaccine, which met with skepticism last August when the Russian government touted its move to formally register the world's first vaccine.

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Captain Tom, 100-Year-Old Who Inspired Millions, Is Hospitalized With COVID-19

Capt. Tom Moore, a World War II veteran, is now fighting COVID-19, his daughter says. Moore used walks in his garden to raise millions for NHS Charities Together last year.

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Meatpacking Companies, OSHA Face Investigation Over Coronavirus In Plants

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis is seeking documents from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as three of the country's largest meatpacking companies.

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U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to Ellume's rapid test in December, after it showed 96% accuracy in a U.S. clinical study.

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Protesters Block COVID-19 Vaccination Site In LA

Dozens of protesters temporarily blocked the entrance to one of the nation's largest mass-vaccination sites. People in hundreds of cars, waiting in line for hours, had to wait even longer.

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10 Senate Republicans Plan Slimmed-Down Counteroffer To Biden's COVID-19 Relief Bill

The senators are asking to work with President Biden on a coronavirus relief package that they believe could be approved "quickly by Congress with bipartisan support."

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