The FDA’s vaccine director, Dr. Peter Marks, said the agency will carefully track any reports of allergic reactions in the U.S.

“I think we still need to learn more, and that’s why we’ll be taking precautions,” Marks said.

"While we cannot predict how long the FDA’s review will take, the FDA will review the request as expeditiously as possible, while still doing so in a thorough and science-based manner, so that we can help make available a vaccine that the American people deserve as soon as possible," FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn said Friday

*POWELL: PACE OF IMPROVEMENT SLOWING, RECOVERY HAS BEEN UNEVEN. "Significant downside risks," with new spread of virus and 15 states shutting down some commerce. Need virus control for economy. EVEN IN THE BEST CASE WIDESPREAD VACCINATION IS MONTHS IN THE FUTURE

Fed chair powell: Next few months could be challenging. Fed's powell: Too soon to assess the impact of the vaccine to the economy

Now is when the real work begins, the hard work, the necessary work, the good work, the essential work to save lives and defeat this epidemic, rebuild the economy, Kamala Harris said, the road ahead will not be easy

hold on to COVID-19 restrictions, the new president Joe Biden
will appoint a team of scientific experts on Monday to stand up to the coronavirus.

I AM NOT GOING TO SCATIMATE EFFORTS OR COMMITMENTS TO REVERSE THIS PANDEMIC, he said
THIS IS THE TIME OF HEALING

Fed's Powell Q&A: Downside risks "are prevalent now" including increase in virus. See continued growth and expansion at a "gradually moderating pace."‘Analysing Asset Purchases’.- Inflation Remains Below 2% Target
- Economic Outlook Is Extraordinarily Uncertain

World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart told an event on Wednesday that G20 countries should “be bold” and move quickly to reduce the debts of heavily indebted countries or risk a “lost decade” in terms of global development. Reinhart said there were still big differences among G20 leaders about the need to actually reduce - not just postpone - the debts of low-income countries. She said China, a major creditor for poor countries, was still unwilling to accept the prospect of debt write-offs.

Fauci said Sunday that experts will know by early December whether a potential coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective, but widespread vaccination will probably not be possible until later next year.

"We're at a dangerous tipping point right now," Gottlieb told Margaret Brennan Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation." "We're entering what's going to be the steep slope of the curve, of the epidemic curve."
Social gatherings and family events moving indoors to avoid the colder weather is largely to blame for the high rates of spread, officials said over the weekend.