Nation Coronavirus updates: FDA authorizes Moderna vaccine; Democrats ask CDC to list educators as critical group; Pence gets vaccinated December 18, 2020Jessica Flores, Ryan W. Miller and Joel Shannon, USA TODAYComments Off on Coronavirus updates: FDA authorizes Moderna vaccine; Democrats ask CDC to list educators as critical group; Pence gets vaccinated We're tracking the latest COVID-19 news: The FDA cleared Moderna's vaccine. Meanwhile, Southern California's ICU capacity has dropped.