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In a 17-4 vote, with one abstention, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended Thursday that the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech be authorized for emergency use during the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccines that protect against COVID-19 are on the way. What should older adults expect? The first candidates, from Pfizer and Moderna, could arrive before Christmas, according to Alex Azar, who heads the Department of Health and Human Services.

CMS plans to start a test of the "Geographic Direct Contracting Model" in at least four markets in 2022. The agency that runs Medicare wants to give private organizations a chance to try administering traditional Medicare coverage.