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The Trump administration will announce that it is no longer holding back supplies to reserve second doses and is asking states to open up vaccinations to people 65 and older, as well as those with underlying health conditions.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
Opinion pages express views about these covid topics and others as deaths from the pandemic head toward 400,000.
China, where cases are rising again, has also started administering CoronaVac. Bolivia and several other countries are expected to start rolling out vaccinations, as well. News is from South Africa, Italy and England, as well.
Weed's smoke is also known to have the same toxic combustion products found in tobacco smoke. News reports are on the battle against heart and lung disease in rural areas, covid cases in the NBA, and more.
Editorial pages focus on these pandemic topics and others.
Teachers who don’t show up “will be deemed absent without leave and will not be eligible for pay,” said Janice Jackson, CEO of the nation’s third-largest school district, the Washington Post reported.
The nations have conflicting research results on Roche’s Actemra and Sanofi and Regeneron’s Kevzara. The United Kingdom says the anti-inflammatory drugs significantly reduce the risk of death in covid patients needing intensive care.
The research from China highlights the growing need for continued care for large swaths of populations and research into covid's lingering effects, researchers say.
One study found New York nursing homes with unionized workers had lower covid-19 mortality rates, as well as better access to PPE and stronger infection control measures, than nonunion facilities, NPR reports.
CMS approved a radically different Medicaid financing system in Tennessee that for the first time would give the state broader authority in running the health insurance program for the poor in exchange for capping its annual federal funding. It's unclear if the Biden administration will allow the move to stand.
House members were isolated in the same room as a person who has tested positive for coronavirus. Authorities haven't said how many House members were there or how long they were there.
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) includes reps from Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and others among its executive committee members. Industry trade groups PhRMA and BIO are also among the 14,000 member companies of NAM.
President-elect Joe Biden is poised to release his coronavirus stimulus proposal this week, which would also extend unemployment insurance and funding for state vaccination efforts, setting up his first major legislative push with Congress.
The sharp spike in cases might be from a strain that has developed in the U.S., the White House committee warned the states, but the CDC says there is no evidence of a domestic variant.
Health workers, patients with conditions like diabetes, older Americans and prison employees work through their places in the vaccine line.
Daily U.S. hospitalizations numbers, meanwhile, have topped that 100,000 mark for over 40 days. In this new year alone, 23,000 Americans have died.
From loosening states' priority rules to extracting the bonus "sixth dose" in the Pfizer vials, health officials look for ways to stop vaccines from just sitting in freezers.
And less than 300,000 have been fully vaccinated with a two-dose regimen. News outlets look at how the states are trying to fix the delays and confusion created by the nation's decentralized rollout.
While the World Health Organization approved an extension of up to 6 weeks, other scientists and health expert warn that the potential consequences from such a move are unknown and too risky,
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