CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook answers viewers’ questions about the coronavirus vaccine, including allergic reactions by two people who got the shot in the U.K., and when it may be safe to travel again after being immunized. Source

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook answers viewers’ questions about the coronavirus vaccine. Source

Just 27 of the 249 Republicans in the House and Senate publicly acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over President Trump, according to a survey by the Washington Post. Scott Clement, polling director for the Post, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the implications of what they found. Source

Brandon Bernard, a 40-year-old inmate, is scheduled to die Thursday at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. Source

Evan Walker and Tyrese Bender are the 95th and 96th West Point Academy cadets to be awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Norah O’Donnell introduces us to them. Source

With just nine days to go until the Senate adjourns until 2021, time is running out for more pandemic aid to be passed before key unemployment programs and eviction protections lapse at the end of December. CBS News political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes, and Politico White House reporter and associate editor Anita Kumar spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about where negotiations stand, plus the breaking news on a tax investigation into Hunter Biden. Source

A test flight of the SpaceX Mars rocket ended in a fiery explosion in Texas on Wednesday. Source

Despite the setback, an elated Elon Musk says valuable data was collected. Source

Retired Army General Lloyd Austin will be the first Black man to helm the Pentagon if confirmed by the Senate. Source

Hunter Biden said he “takes this matter very seriously” but is “confident” a review will show he handled his affairs “legally and appropriately.” Source