Coronavirus Watch: FDA could authorize vaccine before trials are done

Seven months and 10 days have passed since the first U.S. case of COVID-19 was reported on Jan. 21.

Today, the number of positive tests eclipsed 6 million – the highest case count in the world by a wide margin.

It's Monday and this is the Coronavirus Watch newsletter from the Paste BN Network. Here's the news to know today, as of 1:30 p.m. ET. 

• FDA head Stephen Hahn said the agency could grant "emergency use authorization" of a COVID-19 vaccine before the completion of Phase Three trials. Multiple drug companies have begun that stage of testing, and results are expected, at the earliest, in October or November.
• Is the surge of virus cases on college campuses the fault of reckless partiers? Experts and students say no.
• Twitter removed a retweet from President Donald Trump that shared false information on COVID-19 deaths.
• Numbers check: The U.S. passed the 6 million case mark Monday, while more than 183,000 have died of the virus, per Johns Hopkins University data. Worldwide, 25 million have been infected and 847,000 have died. You can keep up with the latest data in your area using our COVID-19 dashboard.

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– Jay Cannon, Paste BN Network and Wires Editor, @JayTCannon on Twitter.