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The social media giant says it will not allow tweets containing "unsubstantiated rumors, disputed claims" or promotion of "out of context information" about the vaccine.
Vice President Pence To Get COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly On Friday
The vice president is scheduled to get the vaccine in an event that will be publicly broadcast, as public officials seek to calm public fears surrounding a vaccine.
Tyson Foods Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19
More than 1,000 employees at the pork plant in Iowa have been infected by the virus, and at least six have died. The company launched an independent investigation into the complaints last month.
U.S. Retail Spending Declined The Most Since Historic Plunge In April
Retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared with a month earlier as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and especially restaurants.
Health Workers 'Feeling Good As Hell' As Hospitals Begin COVID Vaccine Injections
As the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine made their way across the country on Monday, hospital employees celebrated the long-awaited medicine.
Poll: Americans Are Growing Less Reluctant To Take COVID-19 Vaccine
In a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71% of respondents said they would definitely or probably get inoculated — a significant leap over the 63% who said so in an August/September poll.
Some European Countries Batten Down For The Holidays With New Coronavirus Lockdowns
Amid a spike in new cases, leaders in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have announced the return of strict measures to dissuade people from attending large holiday gatherings.
Fauci Predicts U.S. Could See Signs Of Herd Immunity By Late March Or Early April
Dr. Fauci said once the vaccine becomes widely available, if by "April, May, June, July, we get as many people vaccinated as possible, we could really turn this thing around" by the end of 2021.
Psychologist On Why Funerals Are Fundamental To Processing Grief
People being unable to gather or see the bodies of people who died of COVID-19 is having profound psychological effects that will last for years, says psychologist Christy Denckla of Harvard.
Canada Administers Its 1st COVID-19 Vaccine Shots
Canada joins the United Kingdom and the United States as the first Western countries to provide the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, as the coronavirus pandemic rages toward winter.