Coronavirus LIVE Updates: One-Day Deaths in US Cross 9/11 Toll at 3,000; Aussie Vaccine Dropped After HIV False Positives

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: In a grim milestone, the United States recorded over 3,000 American COVID-19 deaths in a single day, surpassing the fatalities on D-Day or 9/11. The crisis across the country is pushing medical centers to the breaking point and leaving staff members and public health officials burned out and plagued by tears and nightmares.

Meanwhile, a US government advisory panel has recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, underlining that the shot’s potential benefits outweigh its risks. Thus, paving the way for the agency to authorize the shot for a nation that has lost more than 285,000 lives to COVID-19.