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Covid-19 shots could reach first Americans by mid-December

Some 70% of the US population of 330 million would need to be inoculated to achieve "herd" immunity from the virus

The lengthened Star Breeze cruise ship in the drydock at Italy's Fincantieri Shipyard. Last year, 2020 was predicted to start a decade of boom for cruise ships prompting expansion in ship sizes, as well as, new ship numbers. But, the novel coronavirus has upended all the plans. Photo: Collected
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US raises warning on cruise line travel to very high risk for coronavirus

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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US is 'not out of the woods' yet: CDC director

Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield testifies about coronavirus preparedness and response to the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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US CDC has developed a single test that will check for coronavirus and both strains of the flu

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Face coverings recommended, but Trump says he won't wear one

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US axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak

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A man wearing protective mask is seen in silhouette as he looks at an information board at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, after Malaysia’s government closed its borders due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Sepang, Malaysia March 18, 2020. Reuters/Lim Huey Teng
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Passengers arrive at LAX from Shanghai, China, after a positive case of the coronavirus was announced in the Orange County suburb of Los Angeles, California, US, January 26, 2020/ Reuters
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San Francisco declares state emergency over coronavirus