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A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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JUST IN: Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine is 94% effective at preventing illness and appears to protect against infection as well, documents released Tuesday morning say. https://t.co/V3VrNN40UW
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 15, 2020
The FDA just authorized the first at-home coronavirus test people can buy without a prescriptionhttps://t.co/naaOXUJDJm
— POLITICO (@politico) December 15, 2020
A Santa parade and photo-op in Georgia last week may have exposed up to 50 children to Covid-19 after Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus later tested positive for the virus. https://t.co/SqI4tNmkLT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 15, 2020
The vaccine rollout is expanding across the United States, with the first shots given to health care workers on the frontlines. @tomcostellonbc has the latest. pic.twitter.com/9VxpJTM4Jx
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 15, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly recognizes Joe Biden as the President-elect, congratulating him and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Senate floor. His comments are significant and only came after the Electoral College affirmed it. https://t.co/mbrwjfKPQY pic.twitter.com/a0D1qf75vy
— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2020
NEW: Mitch McConnell and his leadership team are urging fellow Republicans not to participate in any efforts to object to certifying Joe Biden's presidential election win in the Jan. 6 joint session, two sources tell Axios.https://t.co/mzAIqQvskr
— Axios (@axios) December 15, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on winning the presidential election after weeks of holding out. https://t.co/5U7tJj0ZkJ
— ABC News (@ABC) December 15, 2020
Joe Biden’s inaugural committee is urging Americans to stay home for the president-elect's swearing-in ceremony next month.
— POLITICO (@politico) December 15, 2020
“The ceremony’s footprint will be extremely limited, and the parade that follows will be reimagined,” the committee said.https://t.co/f90088iEgC
JUST IN: President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. https://t.co/1lGk61PTi8
— CNN (@CNN) December 15, 2020
Donald Trump's namesake company is invoking attorney-client privilege in an attempt to shield certain documents from the New York Attorney General's office, which is conducting an investigation that will follow the president once he leaves office. https://t.co/zkumiSomu2
— ABC News (@ABC) December 15, 2020