COVID live updates: Biden details vaccination plan; world reaches 2M death tally; new coronavirus strain could rip through US by March
CLOSE Vaccinologist Dr. Greg Poland discusses what it’s like after your first dosage of COVID-19 vaccine. USA TODAYIn the headlines:► Global COVID-19 deaths reached the horrific milestone of 2 million, which is roughly equivalent to the entire population of Nebraska. Of those deaths, more than 390,000 have been in the United States. ► President-elect Joe Biden said Friday his administration will add clinics, bolster the public health workforce and invoke a wartime production law to ensure adequate vaccine supplies in order for Americans to get 100 million COVID-19 shots in the first 100 days of his administration.► Beginning Monday, the United Kingdom will require all incoming travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test and quarantine. Children under 11, essential workers and people traveling for urgent medical treatment are exempt.► The coronavirus pandemic is projected to lower Americans’ life expectancy at birth by over a year, according to a study out of University of Southern California and Princeton University. Life expectancy for Black and Latino populations is expected to reduce 30% to 40% more than white populations. 📈 Today’s numbers: The U.S. has more than 23 million confirmed coronavirus cases and more than 390,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. The global totals: More than 93 million cases and 2 million deaths.Biden