VIRUS TODAY: Huge study on another COVID vaccine is underway

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VIRUS TODAY: • Vaccine made by Novavax is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the U.S. • Violence has surged in U.S. during the pandemic, experts say there is no one clear-cut reason. • U.S. airports at their busiest in nine months.

— A huge study ofis getting underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the nation’s first shots. The candidate made by Novavax Inc. is the fifth to reach final-stage testing in the U.S. Some 30,000 volunteers are needed to prove if this vaccine — a different kind than its Pfizer and Moderna competitors — really works and is safe.as violence surged during the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities and some experts say there is no one clear-cut reason for the spike.

in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more cases of COVID-19. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 on Sunday, the most since March 15. More than 10 million people have traveled by air since Dec. 18, including six days with at least 1 million people getting screened. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top expert on infectious disease, said that level of travel could lead to a further increase in COVID-19 cases.

THE NUMBERS: The seven-day rolling average for daily new deaths in the U.S. decreased in the last two weeks from 2,421.3 on Dec. 13 to 2,207.1 on Dec. 27, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.QUOTABLE: “I think the pandemic — COVID — has had a significant emotional impact on people across the country,” Detroit Police Chief James Craig said about a sharp increase in homicides in his city this year. “Individuals are not processing how they manage disputes.

ON THE HORIZON: Avalanche forecasters and search-and-rescue groups are worried that skiers and snowboarders — many of them inexperienced — will again turn to the backcountry this ski season to avoid large crowds or reservation systems at resorts. Sales of backcountry-related gear are up 76% compared with last year, according to an industry trade group.Find AP’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at https://apnews.

 

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ok commies.

No clear cut reason for violence....AP is a fucking joke.

No clear-cut reason, must be, uh, inequality or something

I blame the airline industry.

Violence was normalized by Antifa and BLM adding to the increased carnage of the brown/black inner cites

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