Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine offers lasting protections. US reaches the death toll seen during the Spanish flu. Latest COVID news.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci defends booster shots; New York judge blocks state’s vaccination mandate for health care workers: Latest COVID-19 updates
A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after several sued. Latest COVID news.
Half of new cases are in 5 states; UK variant becomes dominant strain in US; Brazil endures deadliest day: Live COVID-19 updates
The CDC has been warning since January that a variant from the U.K. would become dominant in the U.S.. That time has arrived. Latest COVID-19 news.
‘There’s been an awakening’: Rallies mark 50th anniversary of King’s death
Hundreds of admirers of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gathered at his memorial in Washington on Wednesday to mark 50 years since the assassination of the civil rights leader.