Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina (September - November 2020)
November 30, 2020
6:05 p.m.
Health & Safety
New Survey Shows How Effects Of COVID-19 Got So Bad In The U.S.
A survey shows social distancing dropped between April and late fall, especially in states currently hit hardest by COVID-19. The partisan chasm in support of measures to stop the virus widened.
CDC Panel To Vote On Who's 1st In Line For COVID-19 Vaccine
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meet on Tuesday to vote on who will get the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. We explore the issues involved.
South Korea Criticized For Its Handing Of 3rd Wave Of COVID-19
After winning praise for aggressively tackling COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, critics say South Korea's government is breaking its own rules, and is handling a third wave of cases timidly.
Animal Protection Groups Help Financially Strapped Families
Research shows having a pet improves both physical and mental health. But economic hardships are making it hard for some families to keep their pets. Animal welfare groups are trying to help.
Dr. Scott Atlas, Special Coronavirus Advisor To Trump Resigns
Atlas, who was a radiologist by training, pushed fringe theories about the coronavirus, including the idea that large numbers of people should get infected in order to reach so-called "herd immunity."
A COVID-19 Vaccine Has Come Quick, But Expert Says That's No Reason To Fear It
Heidi Larson, the director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, has travelled the world studying vaccine misinformation. Simply put, she says, a bad vaccine is "not in anyone's interest."
California Hospitalizations From COVID-19 Surging; ICUs May Be Overwhelmed In Weeks
Most of California is under the state's highest risk-level assessment, restricting most indoor activities and gatherings.
So You Traveled Over Thanksgiving. Now What?
Experts suggest being extra-careful over the next week or two if you gathered with others outside your pod. That means masks, getting tested and assuming you might be infected with the coronavirus.
Moderna Applies For FDA Emergency Use Authorization For Coronavirus Vaccine
Drugmaker Moderna says it has applied to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine. It says data bolster its case the vaccine is safe and effective.