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Americans urged to follow COVID guidelines

Top health officials are warning Americans not to let their guard down despite optimism that the FDA could authorize a coronavirus vaccine this week. Hospitals across the U.S. are struggling to handle the growing flood of patients. CBS News' David Begnaud reports, and Dr. Ron Elfenbein, medical director and owner of First Call Medical Center, joins CBSN to discuss how to combat misinformation and skepticism surrounding the virus and the vaccine.

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Fauci: U.K. rushed Pfizer vaccine approval

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government's top infectious disease expert, tells CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett that he thinks regulators in the U.K. "rushed" their approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, and that U.S. needs to be more careful, due to vaccine skepticism in the country. Politico health care reporter Dan Diamond joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the long road ahead for what's expected to be the largest vaccination program in U.S. history.

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Doctor urges Americans to cancel holiday travel

The U.S. has recorded its single worst daily death toll since the beginning of the pandemic, and health officials say the number of infections and deaths will only continue to rise, in part due to the delayed effects of Thanksgiving travel. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports on new safety measures being implemented by local officials, and Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician at California Medical Center, joined CBSN to discuss what action needs to be taken to mitigate spread, and what obstacles health care workers are facing.

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