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US COVID-19 cases surpass 11M

More states and cities are enforcing new restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 as the number of reported cases across the US surpassed 11 million on Sunday, just six days after the country hit 10 million infections. The US logged 166,555 new cases and 1,266 deaths on Saturday alone; the number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 reached more than 69,400, the highest number yet; and at least 45 states reported a higher number of cases last week than the previous week. Full Story: CNN (11/16), CNBC (11/15)

US could see 8M more COVID-19 cases before inauguration

More than 8 million more Americans could be diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 70,000 are projected to die from the disease between now Jan. 20, according to a Reuters analysis. Experts say additional infection control measures could reduce those figures. Full Story: Reuters (11/13)

Study: SARS-CoV-2 can survive on human skin for 9 hours

CDC releases updated guidance for Thanksgiving

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine over 90% effective

Moderna reports 94.5% efficacy for COVID-19 vaccine

Moderna today reported that its investigational COVID-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective at preventing disease, according to an interim analysis of a 30,000-person clinical trial. Half of participants received the vaccine and half were given a placebo, and 90 of the 95 COVID-19 cases documented so far have been in the placebo group.

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Study: COVID-19 fatality rate on the decline

Fauci: Multiple COVID-19 vaccines may complete trials by late 2020

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White House urges Congress to pass pandemic relief bill

President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a "big and focused" stimulus package in a tweet on Saturday, Business Insider reports. Negotiators have been unable to reach an agreement on a plan, with the size of the spending package the biggest point of contention. New spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases have prompted some states and local governments to tighten restrictions, which could complicate the country's economic recovery.

How the pandemic affects students' mental health

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, mental health-related emergency department visits have increased 24% for children 5 to 11 years old -- compared with the prior year -- and 31% among those 12 to 17, according to data published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Nisha Sachdev, senior associate at the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, suggests that schools consider whether their strategies to support students' mental health will be effective via online contact or physically distant in-person learning.

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11/17/2020