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Data on Russia’s Sputnik V COVID vaccine are finally published in a major journal, and they look very good. (The Lancet)
The winter storm that dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some places on the East Coast delayed COVID-19 vaccinations and testing region-wide. (CNN)
As of 8:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday, the unofficial COVID-19 tally in the U.S. reached 26,322,365 cases and 443,613 deaths — up 134,198 and 2,282, respectively, from Monday.
Rutgers professor Andrew Brooks, who developed the first approved saliva test for the novel coronavirus, is dead at 51 from a heart attack. (New York Times)
National Basketball Association legends are encouraging people to get the COVID vaccine — including San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who has won multiple championships, and Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (Deadspin)
Black and Hispanic Americans received disproportionately fewer COVID shots than their representation among healthcare workers and nursing home residents would suggest, according to early CDC data. (Reuters)
If the new coronavirus variants become dominant, there is a very good chance people could get reinfected even if they already had the virus, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, told CNN.
The COVID Tracking Project will be shutting down, its founders announced, with data collection to stop March 7; documentation, analysis and archival work will continue until May.
The White House is making 8.5 million rapid coronavirus tests available for fully at-home use, with a $231.8-million contract with the Australian firm Ellume to build a U.S. manufacturing plant and accelerate production. (Washington Post)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) decisions on vaccine distribution have led nine top state health officials to quit in recent weeks. (New York Times)
Washington, D.C., residents warned of a scam offering private vaccine doses for a cost. (WTOP)
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