Coronavirus live news: US may begin vaccinations before Christmas; Vietnam sees first case in three months ed.8
WHO ‘will do everything' to find Covid origin; Mexico and Brazil seeing ‘alarming' case surge; Scott Atlas resigns as special adviser to Trump on coronavirusUS may begin vaccinations before ChristmasVietnam reports first community virus in almost three monthsModerna Covid vaccine has 94% efficacy, final results confirmScott Atlas resigns as Trump's pandemic adviser after controversial tenureSee all our coronavirus coverage 7.18am GMT In the UK the British prime minister is facing a difficult day – he is trying to get a vote passed in the House of Commons today that would leave much of the country still facing severe restrictions. But the opposition leader, Keir Starmer, has decided to break with the government in a vote on Covid restrictions for the first time – while at the same time the government is scrambling to contain a Tory rebellion by unveiling a multimillion-pound fund for pubs, write my colleagues Jessica Elgot, Peter Walker and Rajeev Syal. Related: Labour to abstain in vote on Covid tiers as Tories threaten to rebel 7.01am GMT That's it from me, Helen Sullivan, for today. Just leaving this under the tree as I go – Melania has decided not to put the “Ho†in horror with the Christmas decorations this year: Related: Melania Trump swaps horror for tradition with lighter approach to Christmas decor
