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Officials in several states said that they were caught off guard on Wednesday when they learned that next week’s shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would contain fewer doses than the first week.

FDA says Pfizer vaccine vials hold extra doses, expanding supply Using every drop from overfilled vials could boost available doses by up to 40 percent. Sarah Owermohle POLITICO

Pharmacists have found a way to squeeze extra doses out of vials of Pfizer's vaccine, potentially expanding the nation's scarce supply by up to 40 percent.

The Food and Drug Administration said late Wednesday that those extra doses could be used, clearing up confusion that had caused some pharmacists to throw away leftover vaccine for fear of violating the rules the agency set last week.

Opinion | The Magic Number for Reducing Infections and Keeping Businesses Open Data from early in the pandemic reveals there’s a “sweet spot.” nytimes

NY Times  op-ed   by Yarna Serkez

How Full Are Hospital I.C.U.s Near You? See how many Covid-19 patients are being treated, and how many I.C.U. beds remain available, at individual U.S. hospitals. nytimes

See how the coronavirus pandemic has affected recent hospital capacity in the map below, which shows data reported by individual hospitals and averaged over the week ending Dec. 10. Health officials said that the data should not discourage sick people from seeking care.

A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020 Almost no place has been spared — and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More than any event in... AP NEWS

Almost no place has been spared — and no one.

‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal Then-HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. Dan Diamond POLITICO

A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a "herd immunity" approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained by a House watchdog and shared with POLITICO.

Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects. On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe... AP NEWS

As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects.