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US awaits word on 2nd vaccine as COVID-19 outbreak worsens

by Lauran Neergaard & Matthew Perrone
| December 18, 2020 9:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. stood on the verge of adding a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday as the outbreak passes through its most lethal phase yet, with the nation regularly recording over 3,000 deaths per day.

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