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US Government Drug Agency Considering Stricter New Guidelines on Approval for
COVID-19 Vaccine

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   Volunteers planted 20,000 miniature U.S. flags on the grounds of the
   Washington Monument in the nation's capital Tuesday, the day the nation
   reached 200,000 COVID-19 deaths.

   Each flag represented 10 victims who have perished since the virus
   first arrived in the U.S. earlier this year.

   During an interfaith religious service held at the Monument to mark the
   grim occasion, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the high death toll was
   "preventable" and urged the nation to embrace science to prevent any
   future losses.

   In April, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci,
   said the death toll would be "more like 60,000," while U.S. President
   Donald Trump, who early on minimized the coronavirus as something akin
   to seasonal flus, in May said the toll could be anywhere from 75,000 to
   100,000.

   Now, health analysts at the University of Washington say the death toll
   could reach 410,000 by the end of the year.

   The UnitedStateshas the highest death toll among all nations, but some
   countries in Europe and Latin America have recorded more deaths per
   capita.

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