Associated Press

While a monthly gain above 1 million would show that some businesses are still willing to add workers, it would take many months to return to pre-pandemic job levels even if that pace could be sustained.

Wall Street’s euphoria took a break Thursday, as steep losses in technology stocks dragged down the the rest of the market. It was the biggest decline since early June, when investors were dealing with a surge of coronavirus infections.

State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box said the ratings were changed based on feedback received from school leaders in the past week.

The timeline raised concern among some public health experts about an “October surprise”—a COVID-19 vaccine approval driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election, rather than science.

Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.

The tests will come from a supply of 150 million ordered from test maker Abbott Laboratories. Abbott’s rapid test, the size of a credit card, is the first that doesn’t require specialty computer equipment to process.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday the administration remains willing to work on a bipartisan agreement to help small businesses, the unemployed, children and schools.

There’s no guarantee that any of the leading candidates will pan out. Final testing, experts stress, must be in large numbers of people to know if they’re safe enough for mass vaccinations.