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While daily new cases of Covid-19 are significantly down from the peak in early January, the decline has plateaued in recent days at a worryingly high level.

“Now more than ever, we must do all we can to stop the spread of the virus,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

The U.S. is recording at least 65,400 new Covid-19 cases and at least 1,900 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using JHU data.

Dr. Mike Ryan suggested that the uptick could be because “we may be relaxing a little before we’ve got the full impact of vaccination.”

The program – Vaccine Community Connecters – is designed to educate seniors on the vaccines, help schedule appointments for shots and arrange transportation.

President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team is holding a news briefing Wednesday on the coronavirus pandemic.

Biden announced Tuesday that pharmaceutical giant Merck will help make Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, a senior administration official said.

The NIH halted a trial testing convalescent plasma in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms after an independent group concluded it was unlikely to be beneficial.

The U.S. is recording at least 67,700 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,000 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average using JHU data.

While daily new cases have been falling rapidly since the peak in January, the decline appears to be levelling off at a worryingly high rate of infection.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, hailed the president’s remarks as a concrete step toward reopening schools for in-person learning.

Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC there is growing evidence showing Covid vaccines cut down on person-to-person spread of the virus.

The risk of Ebola spreading to the U.S. is “extremely low,” the CDC said last week.

Complaints about the company have prompted regulators, including the Washington Department of Health, to halt distribution of the vaccines to One Medical.

The White House urged businesses across the country to require masking and social distancing on premises and to help employees get vaccinated against Covid-19.

The U.S. is recording at least 67,300 new Covid-19 cases and at least 2,010 virus-related deaths each day, based on a seven-day average of JHU data.

Surgeon Dr. Atul Gawande explains why it’s “too soon” to roll back Covid restrictions, as many states ease social distancing rules.

The Food and Drug Administration could authorize Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use as early as May, the company’s CEO, Stanley Erck, told CNBC.

The CDC director said she is “really worried” about states rolling back Covid-19 restrictions as cases appear to be leveling off at a “very high number.”

There were 47 reports of severe allergic reactions in those who received Pfizer’s vaccine and 19 cases in those who got Moderna’s as of Jan. 18, the CDC said.