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Illustration on finding a vaccine by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

The sprint to a COVID-19 vaccine is a relay race

By Peter J. Pitts

A Greek Presidential Guard, wearing a protective mask against the spread of coronavirus, salutes during a wreath laying ceremony, in Athens, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The government imposed a second lockdown nationwide on Nov. 7, expanding regional restrictions, following a dramatic surge in COVID-19 cases. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

The Latest: Washington state sees record hospitalizations

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan listens to questions during a news conference in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

The Latest: China starts mass testing 3 million in Tianjin

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo, pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer announced Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective a month after the first dose. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Pfizer seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

In this Nov. 18, 2020, photo, a lone pedestrian walks past a public service sign reminding Chicago residents of the return to a stricter COVID-19 protocol along the city's usually busy Magnificent Mile in Chicago. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday, Nov. 19, not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel

By MIKE STOBBE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

West Virginia releases plan for vaccine as cases pile up

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

This May 4, 2020, file photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows the first patient enrolled in Pfizer's COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. Pfizer announced Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, more results in its ongoing coronavirus vaccine study that suggest the shots are 95% effective a month after the first dose. (Courtesy of University of Maryland School of Medicine via AP, File)

Pfizer: COVID-19 shot 95% effective, seeking clearance soon

By Linda A. Johnson - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, Neal Browning receives a shot in the first-stage safety study of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. Moderna Inc., said Monday, Nov. 16, its COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be highly effective in a major trial. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - Associated Press

In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. Moderna said Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, its COVID-19 shot provides strong protection against the coronavirus that's surging in the U.S. and around the world. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

Pedestrians wearing masks walk past a small grocery store in the Chinatown-International District Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Seattle. Washington state and county health officials have warned of a spike in coronavirus cases across the state, and pleaded with the public to take the pandemic more seriously heading into the winter holidays. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Latest: India registers over 30,000 new virus cases

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A view of a a busy street on the first weekend after Wales' 17-day fire-break lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Cardiff, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

UK to run final stage trials of Janssen Covid vaccine

Associated Press

This handout photo taken in October 2020 and provided by Pfizer shows part of a &quot;freezer farm,&quot; a football field-sized facility for storing finished COVID-19 vaccines, in Puurs, Belgium. Pfizer's experimental vaccine requires ultra-cold storage and are being stored in special freezers until approval and distribution. Pfizer Inc. said Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the catastrophic outbreak under control. (Pfizer via AP)

BioNTech scientist: Vaccine could halve virus transmission

Associated Press

Advertisements for Covid-19 testing ares posted outside Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. California has become the second state to record 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections. The governors of California, Oregon and Washington issued travel advisories Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, urging people entering their states or returning from outside the states to self-quarantine to slow the spread of the coronavirus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said. The advisories urge people to avoid non-essential out-of-state travel, ask people to self-quarantine for 14 days after arriving from another state or country and encourage residents to stay local, a statement said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Latest: Washington gov. may announces new restrictions

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

People wearing masks to help protect against the spread of coronavirus, wait at a bus station, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. Turkey's government had urged the residents of big cities to limit their mobility and called on employers to offer workers flexible or staggered working hours and the possibility of working from homes.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: NZealand mulls masks on Auckland public transit

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs answers a reporter's question at Gov. Tate Reeves' coronavirus news briefing in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. State officials provided reporters an update on the coronavirus and the state's ongoing strategy to limit transmission in public schools. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi health officials hopeful about COVID-19 vaccine

By LEAH WILLINGHAM - Associated Press

N.C. health system aims to be early vaccine distributor

Associated Press

People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Asian stock markets rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Asian shares mostly higher as focus shifts to virus recovery

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

A general view of Pfizer Manufacturing Belgium in Puurs, Belgium, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer said Monday that early results from its coronavirus vaccine suggest the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, putting the company on track to apply later this month for emergency-use approval from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

EU to buy up to 300 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Associated Press

An ad for COVID-19 testing reflects on glass at a bus stop, as pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, but it doesn't mean a vaccine is imminent. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Key events in development of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

By AP Medical Writer - Associated Press