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WEST NEW YORK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The Centers for Disease Control on Sunday cleared the way for the nation’s first single-shot vaccine , produced by New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson . Doses could arrive at their destinations as soon as Tuesday. One year after the coronavirus pandemic began, it joins two existing vaccines in the fight against COVID-19 , CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported. READ MORE : Johnson & Johnson’s One-Shot COVID Vaccine Authorized For Emergency Use Four million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine are ready to be shipped out Monday. The company projects five times more will be available by the end of March and 100 million by the end of June. But President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor, Dr. Anthony Fauci, spent Sunday urging Americans not to view this one as inferior to Pfizer and Moderna , just because it has a lower efficacy rate. He said to get whichever one is available as soon as possible. “If you look at all three of … [Read more...] about COVID Vaccine: Johnson & Johnson Shots Expected This Week, Fauci Urges Americans Not To Be Discouraged By Efficacy

Just one year ago, America had no idea. Life in February 2020 still felt normal. Concern was building about a mystery respiratory illness that had just been named COVID-19. There was panic buying, and a sense of trepidation. Yet it was tempered by a large dose of American optimism. The coronavirus still felt like a foreign problem, even as U.S. authorities recorded the country’s first known death from the virus. Precisely a year later, America is hurtling toward a horrifying milestone of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. A relentless march of death and tragedy has warped time and memory. It became easy to forget the shocking images, so many day after day, of scenes once unthinkable in a country of such wealth and power. As the year unfolded, Associated Press photographers formed a pictorial record of suffering, emotion and resilience. It shows the year that changed America. Looking back, we can see it happened in phases. In the beginning, the crisis felt far away. Last … [Read more...] about America’s pandemic toll: In one year, half a million lives lost to COVID-19

An employee with the McKesson Corporation scans a box of the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine. Photo: Timothy D. Easley-Pool/Getty Images The arrival of two COVID-19 vaccines in December seemed to suggest a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, but supply and distribution bottlenecks limited how many shots reached arms, leaving people frustrated as they tried and failed to find appointments. Since then, only 15 percent of the U.S. population has been vaccinated. But things are starting to change — and fast — as vaccine supplies boom and the number of shots being administered skyrockets. The U.S. is currently administering over 1.7 million shots a day, sometimes reaching or exceeding 2 million, up from just over 1 million per day at the beginning of February. In New York City, thousands of Brooklynites lined up over the weekend to get their jabs at a vaccination hub at Medgar Evers College, while thousands more appointment slots opened up across the city. With retail … [Read more...] about The U.S. Vaccination Effort Is Speeding Up — Fast

Presented by TikTok Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. It is Wednesday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 463,477; Tuesday, 465,072; Wednesday, 468,203. The Senate determined on Tuesday that former President Trump Donald Trump Schoen says Trump team will be 'very well prepared' after criticism Iowa Republicans seek to cut funding for schools with 1619 Project in curriculum Capitol rioter seen smoking in Rotunda arrested MORE can be tried for alleged impeachable offenses under the Constitution as a private citizen. The 56-44 vote, which fell largely along partisan lines, made … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by TikTok – Day 1 goes to Dems as GOP fumes at Trump lawyers

Presented by The AIDS Institute Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Thursday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths each morning this week: Monday, 498,901; Tuesday, 500,310; Wednesday, 502,660; Thursday, 505,890. Johnson & Johnson's vaccine is effective at preventing moderate and severe cases of COVID-19, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday, paving the way for the shot to potentially be approved for emergency use this week and for shots to be administered to Americans next week. According to the FDA’s analysis, the single-dose vaccine is 66 percent effective, well within the … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – Ahead: One-shot vax, easing restrictions, fiscal help