USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as a pair of vaccines join the U.S. fight against a virus that has killed more than 392,000 Americans since the first reported fatality in February. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates surrounding the coronavirus, including who is getting the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, as well as other top news from across the USA TODAY Network. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates directly to your inbox, join our Facebook group or scroll through our in-depth answers to reader questions for everything you need to know about the coronavirus.
In the headlines:
► Global COVID-19 deaths reached the horrific milestone of 2 million, which is roughly equivalent to the entire population of Nebraska. Of those deaths, more than 390,000 have been in the United States.
► President-elect Joe Biden said Friday his administration will add clinics, bolster the public health workforce and invoke a wartime production law to ensure adequate vaccine supplies in order for Americans to get 100 million COVID-19 shots in the first 100 days of his administration.
► Beginning Monday, the United Kingdom will require all incoming travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test and quarantine. Children under 11, essential workers and people traveling for urgent medical treatment are exempt.
► The coronavirus pandemic is projected to lower Americans’ life expectancy at birth by over a year, according to a study out of University of Southern California and Princeton University. Life expectancy for Black and Latino populations is expected to reduce 30% to 40% more than white populations.
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? Today’s numbers: The U.S. has more than 23.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 392,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals are approaching 94 million cases and a stark 2 million deaths have been recorded.
? What we’re reading: Scientists are convinced that COVID-19 came from a thumb-sized bat tucked inside a remote Chinese cave one year ago. But where did this virus truly come from? Read more on its mysterious origin.
COVID live updates: Biden details vaccination plan; world reaches 2M death tally; new coronavirus strain could rip through US by March
Joel Shannon
USA TODAY
USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as a pair of vaccines join the U.S. fight against a virus that has killed more than 392,000 Americans since the first reported fatality in February. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates surrounding the coronavirus, including who is getting the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, as well as other top news from across the USA TODAY Network. Sign up for our Coronavirus Watch newsletter for updates directly to your inbox, join our Facebook group or scroll through our in-depth answers to reader questions for everything you need to know about the coronavirus.
In the headlines:
► Global COVID-19 deaths reached the horrific milestone of 2 million, which is roughly equivalent to the entire population of Nebraska. Of those deaths, more than 390,000 have been in the United States.
► President-elect Joe Biden said Friday his administration will add clinics, bolster the public health workforce and invoke a wartime production law to ensure adequate vaccine supplies in order for Americans to get 100 million COVID-19 shots in the first 100 days of his administration.
► Beginning Monday, the United Kingdom will require all incoming travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test and quarantine. Children under 11, essential workers and people traveling for urgent medical treatment are exempt.
► The coronavirus pandemic is projected to lower Americans’ life expectancy at birth by over a year, according to a study out of University of Southern California and Princeton University. Life expectancy for Black and Latino populations is expected to reduce 30% to 40% more than white populations.
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? Today’s numbers: The U.S. has more than 23.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 392,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals are approaching 94 million cases and a stark 2 million deaths have been recorded.
? What we’re reading: Scientists are convinced that COVID-19 came from a thumb-sized bat tucked inside a remote Chinese cave one year ago. But where did this virus truly come from? Read more on its mysterious origin.
Biden vows swift action on vaccine rollout, eyes Defense Production Act
In his first detailed discussion of his vaccination plans a day after unveiling his $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan, President-elect Joe Biden said swift action is essential to reverse the “dismal failure” of the nation’s vaccine rollout that’s left millions of doses in storage during the deadliest stretch of the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden’s team has identified suppliers who could be tapped under the federal Defense Production Act to prevent potential shortages of glass vials, stoppers, syringes and needles that could delay getting shots in arms.
