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When the coronavirus was officially designated as a pandemic, and the nationwide shutdown and stay at home orders were announced, various items suddenly became limited in quantity—such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer.

Now, as we end a year that saw us under the thumb of the virus for ten long months, and counting, some of

The day is finally here. Health officials began what is being called the most extensive vaccination campaign in our nations' history.

Those individuals that are first on the list to receive the newly approved COVID-19 are those workers within the health care arena. After receiving her shot today, Sandra Lindsay, a critical care nurse, said:

On Tuesday, the word out of New Delhi, India, is that both experts and health officials remain baffled. In the southern state of Andhar Pradesh, a mysterious illness has broken out that has left a reported 500 people hospitalized and one person confirmed dead.

The director for public health, Geeta Prasadini, states that the mysterious illness

While most businesses have been struggling day to day to remain open over the last year, due to the ongoing coronavirus, Walmart has proven to be an exception to the rule. The retail giant has reported a boom in sales on everything from paper towels to PPE.

Now the nation's largest retailer is announcing another item

Americans are warned to hunker down and sit tight, as the holiday season isn't over, and Christmas and New Year's are likely to prove as muted as Thanksgiving was.

Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told USA Today that Americans need to prepare for a surge in cases of

Earlier this week, drug company Purdue Pharma entered a plea of guilty to three separate criminal charges. This plea saw the company admitting formally to its role in the current ongoing opioid epidemic.

Over the last two decades, an epidemic that has woefully contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

In a hearing held virtually

Even after weeks of warnings from US public health officials warning people not to travel this Thanksgiving holiday, millions are doing so anyway. Large crowds are descending upon airports nationwide, according to reports. While photos show some travelers wearing masks, there were just as many showing those without face coverings.

In a video shared to Twitter,

As a nation begins to prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday and the imminent arrival of winter, which will drive holiday gatherings indoors, a recent outbreak of the coronavirus in a rural community of the Amish offers a heads up warning of what could be lying ahead for other regions of the US.

As fate would have

Indications are that we may be seeing some light at the coronavirus pandemic tunnel, as a second announcement of a promising vaccine for COVID-19 was released this month.

Monday, pharmaceutical company Moderna stated that its vaccine shots would provide users significant protection against contracting the coronavirus. This statement can only be seen as a ray of