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States Are Getting Ready to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines. What Do Their Plans Tell Us So Far? - Issue Brief https://www.kff.org/079b03a/

FDA approves first COVID-19 test kit for home use https://reut.rs/36KSEJ9

The Exit Polls Show The Need To Confront COVID-19 Denial in Red America https://www.kff.org/fdb6d66/

More than 3 million people in U.S. estimated to be contagious with the coronavirus https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-3-milliion-plus-infected/2020/11/18/d9f079a8-2849-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The Vaccines Will Probably Work. Making Them Fast Will Be the Hard Part. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/health/coronavirus-vaccine-operation-warp-speed.html?smid=tw-share

Opinion | Seven governors: Americans need to stay home this Thanksgiving https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/18/seven-governors-covid-thanksgiving-cancel/?tid=ss_tw

As holidays approach, wait times rise for coronavirus tests amid record spike in cases https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/coronavirus-increase-dc-virginia-maryland/2020/11/18/18129330-29a6-11eb-9b14-ad872157ebc9_story.html?tid=ss_tw

The Vaccines Will Probably Work. Making Them Fast Will Be the Hard Part. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/health/coronavirus-vaccine-operation-warp-speed.html?smid=tw-share

Government-Funded Scientists Laid the Groundwork for Billion-Dollar Vaccines https://khn.org/MTIxMTUzNw

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Dually Eligible Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities https://bit.ly/35j2eUd

A Rush On Coronavirus Testing Strains Laboratories, Drives Supply Shortages https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/17/935809271/a-rush-on-coronavirus-testing-strains-laboratories-drives-supply-shortages?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine is safe and 95% effective and that it will seek regulatory review within days https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/18/pfizer-covid-vaccine/?tid=ss_tw

Politics

Biden team ramps up outreach to public health groups  https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/18/biden-outreach-public-health-groups/

AMA, AHA, ANA urge Administration to work with Biden transition team https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-aha-ana-urge-administration-work-biden-transition-team

Graham says he's talked to officials in two states about election https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/526338-graham-says-hes-talked-to-officials-in-two-states-about-election#.X7T8YTge0rs.twitter

Organizations needed to Support Jon Ossoff for US Senate from Georgia http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1432497/4da24f5664/ARCHIVE

As defeats pile up, Trump tries to delay vote count in last-ditch attempt to cast doubt on Biden victory https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-election-strategy/2020/11/18/94fbe50e-29c9-11eb-92b7-6ef17b3fe3b4_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Finance

These 6 Powerful Signals Reveal the Future Direction of Financial Markets https://www.visualcapitalist.com/6-powerful-signals-reveal-the-future-direction-of-financial-markets/

The 25 Largest Private Equity Firms in One Chart https://www.visualcapitalist.com/25-largest-private-equity-firms-chart/

Trump seeks final stamp on drug prices with sweeping rule https://politi.co/3fgU5mA

Trump Administration Rushes To Sell Oil Rights In Arctic National Wildlife Refuge https://www.npr.org/2020/11/16/935527352/trump-administration-rushes-to-sell-oil-rights-in-arctic-national-wildlife-refug?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

New Trump administration rules could allow more logging and roadbuilding in the nation’s forests https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/11/18/forest-service-wilderness-trump/?tid=ss_tw

D.C. launches $100 million grant program for hard-hit businesses https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-business-grants/2020/11/18/3b8e3c2e-29bf-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

White House chief of staff ‘can’t guarantee’ U.S. government will avert December shutdown https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/11/18/white-house-congress-shutdown-december/?tid=ss_tw

Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/18/food-stamps-medicaid-mcdonalds-walmart-bernie-sanders/?tid=ss_tw

If Congress doesn’t act, 12 million Americans could lose unemployment aid after Christmas https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/11/18/unemployment-expiring-congress-inaction/?tid=ss_tw

FCC votes to open airwaves devoted to road safety to WiFi, despite concerns from some in the government https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/fcc-wifi-wireless-internet/2020/11/18/dda1e9e0-2909-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

FAA lifts ban on Boeing 737 Max after crashes in 2018 and 2019 grounded the jet https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/boeing-737-max-ungrounded/2020/11/18/c4d6c1a8-2902-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html?tid=ss_tw

Apple to pay $113 million to settle state investigation into iPhone ‘batterygate’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/18/apple-fine-battery/?tid=ss_tw

Calls for Biden to cancel student debt grow, alongside tensions surrounding the policy https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/11/18/student-debt-cancellation-biden/?tid=ss_tw

 

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