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A medical worker injects a woman with vaccine from Moderna against the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease in Gera, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (Bodo Schackow/dpa via AP)

Europe sees COVID-19 chaos amid new lockdowns

A top official said Monday that Germans will be "vaccinated, cured or dead" by the end of winter as Europe scrambles to stem another wave of the coronavirus at the start of the Christmas season, sparking a cycle of restrictions and raucous protests.

November 22, 2021
President Joe Biden walks to the Oval Office of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, as he returns from Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden briefed on Wisconsin parade tragedy

President Biden has been briefed about the parade tragedy in Wisconsin and will receive regular updates, the White House said Monday as law enforcement in Waukesha tried to unravel why a sport utility vehicle barreled into the parade-goers, killing five.

November 22, 2021
In this Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, file photo, a funeral director arranges flowers on a casket before a service in Tampa, Fla. According to a study published Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, by the medical journal Pediatrics, the number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated, and the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

More COVID-19 deaths in 2021 than 2020

COVID-19 killed more people in this calendar year than in 2020, according to federal data that shows the staying power of the virus despite the advent of vaccines nearly a year ago.

November 22, 2021
A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa., on Sept. 14, 2021. U.S. regulators have opened up COVID-19 booster shots to all and more adults, Friday, Nov. 19, letting them choose another dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FDA authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 boosters for all adults

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for all adults, opening a new chapter in the vaccine rollout and allowing the Biden administration to catch up to states that advised residents to seek an extra dose regardless of eligibility.

November 19, 2021
President Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, after returning from a trip to Michigan where he promoted the bipartisan infrastructure deal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden buys 10M courses of Pfizer COVID pill

President Biden said Thursday the government has purchased 10 million courses of a Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19 but argued that vaccination remains the nation's "strongest tool" against the pandemic.

November 18, 2021
Alex Lewandowski prepares a dose of a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, at a vaccine center in Barboursville, W.Va. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **

Moderna seeks approval of COVID-19 booster for all adults

Drugmaker Moderna says it asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve its COVID-19 booster shot for all adults, hoping not to be left behind as regulators prepare to offer a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to everyone over 18.

November 18, 2021