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With only 40% saying they will be immunized, national inoculation program gives shots to just 100 people in first 3 days; health official says plan is marathon, not a sprint

Statement from the Press Secretary  Whitehouse.gov

A Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Has Proved Effective, Its Maker Says  The New York Times U.S.’ COVID test requirement for UK travelers should extend to other nations -U.S. official  Yahoo News The Latest: Chinese vaccine shipment arrives in Turkey  WDIV ClickOnDetroit China Has All

Trump’s demands run into McConnell’s maneuvers  CNN Donald Trump turns up heat on Senate to approve bigger stimulus  Financial Times Trump’s demand for $2000 stimulus checks could cost the GOP its Senate majority, but reveals his enduring influence within the party  Business Insider

US president-elect says he will invoke Defense Production Act to force private industry to ramp up vaccine production

(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Luke Letlow, Louisiana’s incoming Republican member of the U.S. House, died Tuesday night from complications related to COVID-19 only days before he would have been sworn into office. He was 41. Letlow spokesman Andrew Bautsch confirmed

Jewish people who left the Soviet Union maintain the ‘yolka’ tree tradition, celebrating the secular symbol connected to Novy God, or the Russian New Year

China sentenced Hong Kong activists detained on the mainland to up to three years in jail after a dozen attempted to flee the city by speedboat, defying international calls for their release. China sentenced Tang Kai-yin to three years and

Hundreds turn out in Jerusalem for latest rally following Ahuvia Sandak’s death in car crash last week while fleeing police after allegedly throwing stones at Palestinians

Luke Letlow, GOP congressman-elect from Louisiana, dies of covid-19  The Washington Post Congressman elect Letlow dies of COVID-19  WWLTV Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling Covid-19  CNN Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid  POLITICO Luke Letlow, 41-year-old congressman-elect, dies with COVID-19  Fox News View Full Coverage