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US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

by Lauran NeergaardMatthew Perrone
| December 21, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.

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