Biden gets down to work on virus as US hails vaccine progress

Pfizer breakthrough comes while nation marks 10m cases

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President-elect Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Biden's COVID-19 advisory council on Nov. 9 at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. © AP

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to wear a mask after the first meeting of his coronavirus task force, even as the nation rejoiced in the news of progress on vaccine development.

"We're still facing a very dark winter," the former vice president said in a livestreamed briefing, warning that administering vaccines can take time and that mask-wearing remains essential for the foreseeable future.

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