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The U.S. is recording at least 247,600 new Covid-19 cases and at least 3,340 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.

The new clinical trial data shows a single shot of the vaccine “gives sustainable antibodies,” Dr. Paul Stoffels, J&J chief scientific officer, told CNBC.

Jason McDonald, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a statement to CNBC the agency is looking at the new research.

“We’re in a very difficult situation, and it’s getting worse,” White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.

The U.S. is recording at least 248,650 new Covid-19 cases and at least 3,223 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.

A more infectious coronavirus strain first identified in South Africa is “disturbing” and could pose a threat to Covid antibody drugs, Dr. Anthony Fauci said.

The government is changing the way it allocates Covid vaccine doses, now basing it on how quickly states can administer shots and size of their elderly population.

The states’ focus on vaccinating health-care workers and nursing homes has created a bottleneck, the official said.

New York will turn Citi Field, home of the Mets, into a ‘mega’ Covid vaccination site, aiming to give as many as 7,000 shots a day, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Cuomo said further expanding to those 65 and older will open eligibility to about 7 million people, but the state is only receiving about 300,000 doses a week.

The Trump administration will issue new guidelines that expand vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older, a senior official told CNBC.

The U.S. is recording at least 244,300 new Covid-19 cases and at least 3,230 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.

Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) was one of only nine freshmen GOP lawmakers who voted to uphold the November election, now his life could be at risk because of it.

Moderna doesn’t expect to have clinical trial data on its coronavirus vaccine in young children until 2022, CEO Stephane Bancel said.

Senate Democrats demanded the Trump administration make changes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout strategy, saying it has “failed” states.

Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Sunday that it discovered a new coronavirus variant in four travelers arriving from Brazil.

World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference on Monday on the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. is recording at least 228,400 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,760 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.

“We’re going to continue to see mortality in the 2,500-5,000 a day range,” CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield told the McClatchy news agency in an interview.

Dr. Ashish Jha explains why the United States is “flying blindly” and “guessing” when it comes to a highly transmissible new Covid variant in the country.