CNET breaks down who is first in line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once one is approved. National Geographic explains the recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for who should be given priority when distributing a future vaccine. And the Washington Post reports on what global cooperation — or lack there of — could mean for the disease. Tens of thousands of abuse allegations have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America. The Wall Street Journal provides some background on the history of sexual abuse within the organization, while NPR has the story of one victim who was abused by a scoutmaster in the 1970s. James Arkin writes for Politico that the Senate runoff elections in Georgia will present an even tougher challenge for Democrats than flipping the state in the presidential race. Politico also reports on the strategies from each party to win the elections and establish a majority in the Senate. And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tells the Washington Post that Republican efforts to invalidate legally cast ballots in the presidential elections could depress voter turnout in the upcoming special elections.

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