미, 백신 희망 보이지만 암울한 현실…사망•입원환자 등 최고치<br /><br />The United States on Wednesday saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began earlier this year.<br />Reporting over 3-thousand deaths in a single 24 hour period,... the country is suffering record hospitalizations, as well.<br />But there is hope as the FDA is on the brink of approving the emergency use of a vaccine.<br />Lee Seung-jae reports.<br />On Wednesday,... the United States surpassed another grim milestone in its battle against COVID-19.<br />Three-thousand-53 Americans died from the virus,... the most since the start of the outbreak.<br />The previous record was set just last week,... when the country reported 2-thousand-885 deaths.<br />According to the COVID Tracking Project,... a record 106-thousand-688 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized,... breaking the record set the previous day.<br />By comparison,... during the pandemic's peak in spring,... hospitalizations were below 60-thousand.<br />The U.S. continues to lead the world with more than 15-point-5 million cases,... and over 290-thousand deaths.<br />More Americans have died from COVID-19 this year,... than the amount who died in combat in both world wars.<br />With the desperate need for a vaccine,... the FDA's advisory committee met on Thursday to discuss emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine,... and are set to make a recommendation on whether it should be given authorization.<br />The committee, which consists of independent experts,... is expected to discuss the data generated during the vaccine's late-stage trial throughout the day,... before voting.<br />The United States is the only country that requires the public vetting of data before pressing ahead with emergency use authorization.<br />Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.<br />
