Wake County man who hosts popular drive-thru Christmas display arrested for recording women in bathroom
— Investigators have charged Lin Honeycutt, 64, with a felony count of Secret Peeping.
At 11: Wake County community leaders address concerns regarding slow vaccine rollout, lack of available doses
— Wake County community leaders met virtually Friday to discuss public concerns about the vaccine rollout.
Health Team
'It means some hope that we are going to beat this thing'
A second experimental COVID-19 vaccine - this one from Moderna Inc. - yielded extraordinarily strong early results Monday, another badly needed dose of hope as the pandemic enters a terrible new phase.
WE WILL BREAK >>> THE COVID CRISIS CONTINUES TO WORSEN GLOBALLY AND NATIONALLY COMMUNITIES ARE SEEING RECORD INFECTS AND DEATHS. BUT A GLIMMER OF HOPE TODAY AS THE SECOND DRUG VACCINE MANUFACTURER ANNOUNCED BETTER THAN EXPECTED EARLY DATA. SARAH DAHLOF HAS THE LATEST. >> Reporter: AS INFECTIONS SOAR PAST 11 MILLION MODERNA IS OFFERING ENCOURAGING NEWS ON THE VACCINE FRONT. EARLY ANALYSIS INVOLVING MORE THAN 30,000 PARTICIPANTS SHOWS THE VACCINE IS MORE THAN 94% EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING INFECTION. >> IT MEANS HOPE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BEAT THIS THING AND WE WILL BEAT IT SOONER RATHER TAN LATER. >> Reporter: IT'S THE SECOND POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH IN A WEEK. LAST MONETIZE REAR LEASED PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATING THE CANDIDATE IS MORE THAN 90% EFFECTIVE RAISING HOPE THE FDA COULD GRANT EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION. >> WE PROJECT THAT BY THE END OF DECEMBER, THAT THERE WILL BE DOSES OF VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE HIGHER RISK CATEGORY FROM BOTH COMPANIES. WE HOPE. >> Reporter: HALIFAX IS URGING AMERICANS NOT TO LET UP ON MASKING AND SOCIAL DANESSING. WITH CASES SPOKING, STATES AND CITIES TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS, TODAY, CHICAGO BEGINNING A MONTH-LONG STAY AT HOME ADVISORY RESIDENTS LOADING UP ON SUPPLIES,. >> WE GOT TO STAY IN. AND PROTECT OUR FAMILIES. >> Reporter: WASHINGTON STATE BANNING INDOOR DINING, BUSINESSES LIKE GYMS, CLOSING FOR FOUR WEEKS. >> NOW WE ARE FACING A THIRD WAVE TRENDING TORE MORE DANGEROUS THAN ANY WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE. >> Reporter: AND OFFICIAL WARNING AGAINST HOLIDAY GATHERINGS AS HOSPITALS REACH CAPACITY. MEDICAL WORKERS PLEADING WITH THE PUBLIC TO DO THEIR PART. >> WE ARE REALLY APPROACHING BREAKING POINT HERE. >> Reporter: THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS ARE CRITICAL. SARAH DALLOF, NBC NEWS. >>> PFIZER'S VACCINE CANDIDATE NEEDS TO BE STORED AT SUBZERO TEMPERATURES, MODERNA CAN BE KEPT AT STANDARD REFRIGERATE RATION AND THE FDA COULD GRANT
