Mr. Biden’s future nominees and appointees will play crucial roles in overseeing distribution of a coronavirus vaccine and building public trust in it. Source

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced Tuesday the state will roll back some of its reopening measures beginning Sunday. He said new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are “showing disturbing trends.” Watch his remarks. Source

“If you test positive for COVID-19 and are considered high risk, you will receive a call from a case investigator,” said Lindsey Mauldin. Source

Hospitals in the state are filling up fast and cases are continuing to skyrocket. Source

GOP members of the joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies refused to affirm they are preparing for Biden’s inauguration. Source

A newly released report from Avaaz suggests Facebook isn’t flagging most of the misinformation about Georgia’s Senate runoff election on its platform. CBSN technology reporter Dan Patterson joins CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss what the report found and what it says Facebook needs to do moving forward. Source

President-elect Joe Biden introduced his choices for top health positions in his administration, including Health and Human Services Secretary-nominee Xavier Becerra and Dr. Vivek Murthy for Surgeon General. Biden also said he’d roll out a 100-day plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic, encouraging all Americans to wear masks and rolling out vaccines to millions of people. Watch his remarks. Source

Test pilot Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, died on Monday, December 7 at age 97. In this report that aired on “Sunday Morning” on October 23, 1983, correspondent David Dow went behind the scenes of the film “The Right Stuff” to talk with Yeager, and with director Philip Kaufman, about recreating a milestone event in mankind’s journey to space. Source

He said new infections and hospitalizations are showing “disturbing trends.” Source

“We can’t afford to have more case spikes like the Thanksgiving spike,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley. Source