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Get whatever COVID-19 vaccine is available, Fauci says

By Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci says it’s a race “between the virus and getting vaccines into people” and “the longer one waits not getting vaccinated, the better chance the virus has to get a variant or a mutation.”…

U.S. jobless claims still high at 730,000 but fewest in 3 months

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week in a sign that layoffs may have eased, though applications for aid remain at a historically high level.

Military begins delivering vaccines in Texas, New York

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The U.S. military is beginning to deliver shots at coronavirus vaccination centers in Texas and New York and says service members will start staffing four centers in Florida and one in Philadelphia next week.

5 stories about COVID-19 vaccine mistrust from Americans of color

By Laura Santhanam

The coronavirus pandemic repeats a truth that communities of color in the United States have been saying for generations: They suffer worse health outcomes compared to white communities, and systemic racism drives those disparities.

South Africa to spend $712 million on mass vaccination drive

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

South Africa plans to spend $712 million to vaccinate some 67% of its 60 million people to control the country’s COVID-19 battle and get the economy to rebound from its decline of 7.2% last year.

Not waiting for Washington, states pass their own pandemic aid packages

By Brian Witte, Associated Press

States are not willing to wait for more federal help and have been moving ahead with their own coronavirus relief packages.

FDA says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose shot protects against COVID-19

By Lauren Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe COVID-19.

WATCH: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing

By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden plans to distribute millions of face masks to Americans in communities hard-hit by the coronavirus beginning next month as part of his efforts to ensure “equity” in the government’s response to the pandemic.