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Johnson & Johnson began distributing its vaccine Sunday, adding a third weapon to the country's COVID-19 arsenal. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…
More than 49.7 million Americans have received at least one dose of vaccine, a USA TODAY analysis of Centers for Disease Control data shows. usatoday.com/in-depth/graph…
Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday that elementary school children may start being vaccinated at the end of the year or beginning of 2022.
The Senate becomes the focus of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The measure would provide millions of Americans $1,400 stimulus payments, ramp up vaccine distribution and extend unemployment aid through the summer. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
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