The U.S. Capitol has been hit by the coronavirus like the rest of the country, grappling with protective measures and multiple cases. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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Pfizer plans to file within days with the Food and Drug Administration to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
A coronavirus test is administered in Salt Lake City in Tuesday. At-home coronavirus tests will offer faster results than the traditional tests. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley speaks last month during a TV interview in the Russell Senate Office Building. He says he'll be working from home after testing positive for the virus. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images hide caption
In an aerial view from a drone, cars line up at Dodger Stadium for COVID-19 testing in Los Angeles, California. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption
A Rush On Coronavirus Testing Strains Laboratories, Drives Supply Shortages
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, is pictured on Capitol Hill on Sept. 23. Fauci tells NPR it's "OK to celebrate" the vaccine news. Graeme Jennings/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Fauci: Vaccine Results Are 'Important Advance,' But Virus Precautions Are Still Vital
Data from two leading COVID-19 vaccine trials indicate they may be between 90 and 95% effective. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Vaccine Trials Point To December Doses, 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'
A health professional walks out of a drive-through coronavirus testing site at the University of Dayton in Ohio earlier this year. Ohio will go on a statewide curfew Thursday for at least three weeks. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (shown here on Nov. 10) has ordered new statewide restrictions to head off a resurgence in coronavirus cases. Cathy Cheney/AP hide caption
Oregon Governor: Mitch McConnell Should 'Get Off His Duff' And Deliver Relief Funds
A baby is delivered via cesarean section at the Butaro Hospital in northern Rwanda. The facility is designed so that natural wind flows ventilate surgical suites, eliminating the need to burn fossil fuels to mechanically ventilate them. William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Bourbon Street is a sea of humanity on Mardi Gras in New Orleans in February. The city will not allow Mardi Gras parades in 2021. Rusty Costanza/AP hide caption
Amazon has launched an online pharmacy, sending shares of CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid tumbling. Steven Senne/AP hide caption
Researchers are learning that there is a significant relationship between sleep and dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images hide caption
Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer's, Growing Evidence Shows
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'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine needs to be stored at minus 70 Celsius. Health care providers will need to store it either in dry ice for shorter stints or in specialized freezers. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption