COVID-19 vaccine

WATCH: Biden meets with CEOs of Johnson & Johnson about COVID-19 vaccine

By Associated Press

The nation’s top infectious disease expert says the U.S. could see significant steps toward a return to the pre-pandemic normal, even before the country reaches coronavirus herd immunity.

Russia signs first EU contract to make Sputnik V vaccine in Italy

By Colleen Barry, Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

Russia has signed a deal to produce its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Italy, the first contract in the European Union, the Italian Russian Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday.

WATCH: White House says states will get 900,000 additional vaccine doses this week

By Associated Press

The U.S. is making an additional 900,000 doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available to states and pharmacy partners this week.

WATCH: Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

By Associated Press

Fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing, according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials.

Oregon governor ordering teachers to return to classroom

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

The state's coronavirus case numbers have fallen significantly and Oregon put teachers ahead of older residents in the line for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 still wait for advice

By Carla K. Johnson, Mike Stobbe, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

More than 27 million Americans fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will have to keep waiting for guidance from federal health officials for what they should and shouldn’t do.

Canada approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19 as the country’s health regulator has cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.

Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push

By Casey Smith, Associated Press

As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots.

Older adults left behind in desperate dash for vaccine shots

By Gillian Flaccus, Heather Hollingsworth, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Nonprofits, churches and health care outreach workers are scrambling to to reach older people who are falling through the cracks before the nation's focus moves on and the competition for vaccines stiffens.

Dolly Parton receives COVID-19 vaccine, rewrites ‘Jolene’ to fit the occasion

By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press

Dolly Parton rewrote the lyrics to "Jolene" as "Vaccine, vaccine," as she got her COVID-19 shot. The Grammy-winning singer, actor and humanitarian posted a video on Tuesday of her singing just before getting her vaccine.