As Pandemic Deaths Add Up, Racial Disparities Persist — And In Some Cases Worsen With more complete racial data for COVID-19 available, the trends are impossible to ignore: Minorities are getting sick and dying at disproportionate rates. Here's a state-by-state analysis. Daniel Wood
1 in 7 Americans Have Experienced Dangerous Air Quality Due To Wildfires This Year Parts of the West Coast experienced very unhealthy or hazardous air from wildfires for the first time ever recorded. Millions endured that smoke for twice as long as the recent average. Sean McMinn
A Tech Powerhouse, U.S. Lags In Using Smartphones For Contact Tracing Google and Apple teamed up on using smartphones to track coronavirus infections. But the systems are only available in a few states, where they're being used by a tiny percentage of the population. Jason Beaubien
CDC Discusses Plan For Distribution Of A Future Coronavirus Vaccine Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discussed on Tuesday who will get the first doses of a coronavirus vaccine when it is available. Pien Huang
CDC's Halloween Guidelines Warn Against Typical Trick-Or-Treating Door-to-door trick-or-treating and crowded costume parties are out, and haunted forests and outdoor movie nights are in. "If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised," the CDC says. Laurel Wamsley
America's 200,000 COVID-19 Deaths: Small Cities And Towns Bear A Growing Share Early in the pandemic, most deaths occurred in large cities. But now, as COVID-19 spreads across the U.S., smaller communities are suffering many losses as well. Sean McMinn
With Limited COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Who Would Get Them First? A CDC advisory committee is debating this issue Tuesday. Half of U.S. adults could be considered high priority yet the initial supply is likely to be only enough for 3 to 5% of the population. Pien Huang
'Enormous And Tragic': U.S. Has Lost More Than 200,000 People To COVID-19 The U.S. death toll has doubled since May. Some experts predict it could nearly double again before 2020 ends. "We are experiencing a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering," one researcher says. Bill Chappell
In U.N. Speech, Trump Blasts China And WHO, Blaming Them For Spread Of COVID-19 In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the president once again sought to blame China for the COVID-19 pandemic and called on Beijing to be punished for its handling of the disease. Scott Neuman
NFL Hits 3 Coaches And Teams With Large Fines For Not Wearing Face Masks The coaches include Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Vic Fangio. League rules state that anyone in the bench area "shall be required to wear masks at all times." Bill Chappell
