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Biden unveils ambitious vaccine plans. Plus double-masking may do more harm than good. Jan 27, 2021

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The Biden administration says it's working to buy additional 200 million doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to vaccinate most of Americans by the fall. Dr. Dena Grayson says she's "confident" President Biden will meet the goal."

Dr. Michael Osterholm, a member of the Biden administration's COVID-19 task force, says double-making may "lower" the level of protection.

A healthcare worker died at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center shortly after receiving his second dose of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. But Dr. Andrew Noymer says there's "no therapy that doesn't have side effects."

An underground economy has been created with some businesses defying the health orders and staying open. Steve Kharazian, who owns Fades and Blades Barbershop in Burbank, California, says he's just trying to stay afloat.

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Should we be afraid of all the COVID-19 variants? Plus, rich people are trying to cut in front of the vaccine line. Jan 26, 2021

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COVID-19 keeps mutating and evolving with many different variants across the world. What do we need to know about the variants to defeat the virus?

The rich and famous are trying to buy their away ahead in line to get a vaccine.

Plans are being made already for the next pandemic.

A CDC study supports the idea of reopening schools.

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Moderna tries to beat the COVID-19 variants. Plus, can you get fired if you refuse the vaccine? Jan 25, 2021

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Moderna is working on another booster shot to better protect from a South African variant. Does this mean we'll need regular COVID-19 shots every year?

Cloth masks alone might not protect against COVID-19 variants out there.

Dr. Deborah Birx is now trying to rebuild her reputation after taking part on the Trump Administration COVID-19 Task Force. Is it too little too late?

Can your boss force you to take the COVID-19 vaccine?

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A COVID-19 variant outsmarts the vaccines. Plus, could President Biden's plan to boost vaccine distribution backfire? Jan 22, 2021

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Variants in Great Britain and South Africa could hamper efforts to slow this pandemic. One is said to be deadlier. Vaccines might not work on the other.

President Biden wants to use the Defense Production Act to speed up vaccine production but that might make things worse.

Restaurants and the television and movie industry are looking to bounce back this year from a rough 2020.

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President Biden promises more vaccines but will his new plans work? Plus, lessons learned one year after the first U.S. case of COVID-19 Jan 21, 2021

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President Biden announces his strategy to fight COVID-19 and end the pandemic. This comes after a report that his administration was left with a mess when it comes to vaccine distribution.

The first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was found a year ago. What have we learned since then? Will the lessons be applied in the next pandemic?

High-tech sensors might be able to save the lives of senior citizens living alone.

LA County is having trouble with its website designed to set up vaccinations.

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Joe Biden gives the U.S. a fresh start in stopping this pandemic. Will the new president's changes work? Jan 20, 2021

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Joe Biden is now president of the United States. Will his administration's new strategies to fight COVID-19 work?

Los Angeles County is the largest in the U.S. population-wise. It's now vaccinating people 65 and older. This comes as hospitals are still overcrowded. Will vaccinations quickly improve the situation there?

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Can vaccine rollout problems be fixed soon? Plus, a virus variant shakes southern California. Jan 19, 2021

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Will the U.S. fix its slow vaccine rollout? We look into what can be done to make things better and more efficient.

A new study looks into a virus variant spreading across southern California and its impact on the surge there.

IHOP is changing its menu to adapt to pandemic eating behavior.

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California catches a COVID-19 variant. Plus, President-elect Biden promises new strategies to fight the virus Jan 18, 2021

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A COVID-19 variant is found in California and doctors are looking into whether it's more contagious.

President-elect Biden takes office in two days and will implement new strategies and policies to try to slow COVID-19 and save lives.

A sweet story out of Chicago as a bakery bucks economic trends and is actually expanding.

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Where are the reserve vaccine doses? Plus, the Biden stimulus plan looks to jolt the economy. Jan 15, 2021

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The federal government apparently doesn't have enough vaccine doses for the states right now to speed everything up.

Workers at grocery and retail stores are feeling the brunt of COVID-19 now.

President-elect Biden announces his economic stimulus plan. So will it work?

How do we deal with a new year that could actually be worse than 2020?

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Cities to states: You're too slow with the vaccines. Plus, will new COVID-19 strains lead to a bigger surge? Jan 14, 2021

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Some cities big and small are now asking the federal government to directly give them vaccine doses because the states are lagging.

A member of President-elect Biden's coronavirus advisory board offers doom, gloom and hope.

Two CDC studies look at how opening up classrooms at colleges and K-12 schools impacts COVID-19 spread.

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