Vaccine and marketing groups take up challenge of promoting shots to pandemic's hardest-hit

In November, the National Black Church Initiative organized a 15-church community campaign in Baltimore to encourage Black Americans to get their flu shots. Eleven people in a city of 600,000 showed up.

Biden will keep using U.S. sanctions weapon but with sharper aim - sources

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In Chicago, a community mourns a grandmother lost to COVID-19

CHICAGO (Reuters) -On Dec. 1, 2020, at 4:40 pm, Roseland Community Hospital nurse Alma Abad entered the isolation room of COVID-19 patient Florence Bolton with an iPad donated to the hospital to allow the sick to communicate with their families.

Biden to introduce Buttigieg as latest nominee to diverse U.S. Cabinet

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to formally introduce former rival Pete Buttigieg as his pick for U.S. secretary of transportation, adding to what is shaping up to be the most diverse Cabinet in U.S. history.

Minnesota frees man sentenced to life for 2002 murder

The U.S. state of Minnesota on Tuesday released a Black man who was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 after he was convicted of the murder of an 11-year old girl, officials said.

Low-income U.S. households are spending savings quicker than high earners: study

U.S. households across the board built up savings during the pandemic, but low-income households are burning through their cash more quickly than higher-income families and could be out of savings soon if more aid is not delivered, according to a study released on Wednesday.

U.S. Congressional leaders report progress in talks for fresh COVID-19 aid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional leaders reported substantial progress on Tuesday after two meetings of top Democrats and Republicans to end a months-long standoff on coronavirus relief and finalize a funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

U.S. COVID-19 immunization rollout expands as officials avow vaccine's safety

The United States expanded its rollout of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine to hundreds of additional distribution centers on Tuesday, inoculating thousands more healthcare workers in a mass immunization expected to reach the general public in the coming months.

Trump aide O'Brien cuts Europe trip short to deal with cyber hack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday cut short a European trip and returned to Washington to deal with a suspected Russian cyber hack, a senior administration official said.

Moderna nears U.S. authorization for COVID-19 shot with FDA staff endorsement

(Reuters) -Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine appeared set for regulatory authorization this week after U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff endorsed it as safe and effective in documents released Tuesday.

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