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Florida could receive up to 175,000 doses of the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine this week, as the state would be expanding vaccinations to include some law enforcement and teachers, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Speaking at a Monday morning news conference in Tallahassee, DeSantis said it wasn’t yet confirmed that the new J&J doses would arrive this week....

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that 8.8M renters and 2M homeowners were “significantly” behind on their housing payments at the end of 2020.

Having two vaccines is good. But three is better — and it could make a major difference in getting the pandemic under control.

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

Over the weekend, Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine became the third to receive emergency use authorization from the United States’ Food and Drug Administration. Unlike the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, it works with just one shot.

The major indexes may be kicking off the month in rally mode, but PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati sees trouble under the hood.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Monday to expand the state’s vaccination criteria to include law enforcement, firefighters and classroom teachers 50 and older. NBC 6’s Carlos Suarez reports

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.”

Andrew Cuomo’s donors are looking to pause and reevaluate their fundraising for the New York governor amid sexual harassment allegations against him.

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.

Delta managers are getting bonuses, some of them in the six figures, after getting pay cuts last year at the start of the Covid pandemic.

President Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in the election after months of downplaying the Covid pandemic. He caught coronavirus shortly before the election.

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.

Many spokes on the wheels of justice have come to a screeching halt during the COVID-19 pandemic, but on Monday they were turning again in Miami-Dade as the first jury trial in a year got underway. The trial was done over Zoom after Florida’s highest court gave it the green light. The judge and technical teams for the court...

It was unclear which vaccine the president and the first lady received.

Recent price spikes for food and gas have caught the attention of consumers, as well as analysts — who warn that the pain of higher prices will hit the most vulnerable populations hardest of all. The reasons behind the increases are myriad but generally can be traced back to one or more consequences of the pandemic: Logjams in the world’s…

Questions about how a limited supply of vaccine should be distributed have now found a new focus in rural America.

Here’s a look at the latest numbers of COVID-19 related cases and deaths from the U.S. and the world. How Coronavirus Has Grown in Each State This chart shows the cumulative number of cases per state by number of days since the 500th case. Source: The COVID Tracking ProjectCredit: Amy O’Kruk/NBC

United is buying 25 additional Boeing 737 Max planes.