Biden said the country is entering a new phase in its vaccination efforts as it starts to shift the focus from getting the vaccine to those most at risk to the general population.

Over 200 million Covid-19 shots administered in US: Joe Biden

There has been a steep surge in COVID-19 cases across the US and health experts held youth responsible for this increase in cases. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a briefing Monday that “cases are increasing nationally, and we are seeing this occur predominantly in younger adults.”

US Covid-19: Health Experts held youth responsible for rising cases

Biden has set a goal of having 100 million doses of the vaccine administered in the first 100 days of his administration.

Joe Biden warns COVID will 'get worse before it gets better'

New infections, hospitalisations and deaths keep soaring in the United States -- so much so that while it took about 90 days for the United States to reach its first 2 million cases of coronavirus last year, it took just 10 days to hit 2.

January can turn out to be the deadliest month of Covid-19 in US, experts say

US President-elect Joe Biden, in the aftermath of President Donald Trump finally conceding defeat, has not held back from expressing disgust at what followed after the November 3 vote.

Biden likes Trump's decision to skip inauguration, slams vaccine rollout

The United States hit a new record for coronavirus cases Friday, notching nearly 290,000 in a span of 24 hours. The country, the hardest-hit in the world by the Covid-19 pandemic, also recorded 3,676 virus deaths in the same day.

US sets new record with nearly 290,000 Covid cases in 24 hours

A new, more infectious strain of the coronavirus has now spread to at least eight US states, official data showed Friday, as the country logged a record new daily virus caseload.

New coronavirus variant found in eight US states

The US witnessed another grim milestone amid the chaos at the Capitol, with its daily Covid cases, deaths as well as total hospitalisations all setting new world records over the course of the pandemic.

US sets new record with nearly 4,000 Covid deaths in one day

The United States on Saturday saw its highest number yet of coronavirus cases recorded in one day, with more than 277,000 infections. The US is the hardest-hit country in the world by the pandemic with 20.

US sets a new record, marks 277,000 Covid cases in 24 hours

The central, befuddling economic reality of the United States at the close of 2020 is that everything is terrible in the world, while everything is wonderful in the financial markets.

Why markets boomed in a year of human misery

US records highest coronavirus daily death toll since pandemic started The United States has reported a record number of deaths from COVID-19, as the worst outb

Morning news brief: Coronavirus in USA, and across the world

The leading US infectious disease specialist, Dr Anthony Fauci, has said he foresees America achieving enough collective COVID-19 immunity through vaccinations to regain "some semblance of normality" by fall 2021.

Fauci sees US gaining control over pandemic by fall of 2021

The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant has been detected in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain state of Colorado recorded what is believed to be the first case in the United States -- which has suffered the highest death toll of the year-old pandemic that has claimed more than 1.

New coronavirus variant hits US as Biden vows all-out effort

The Transportation Security Administration in the United States screened 616,469 people at airport security checkpoints across the country on Christmas Day -- this despite the fast spreading the new variant of the novel coronavirus.

US registers more than half a million check-ins on Christmas Day

After UK, South Africa, another coronavirus variant emerges in Nigeria Another variant of coronavirus has emerged in Africa’s most populous country, after distinct mutants of the virus have been reported from the UK and South Africa over the last few days | READ MORE US lawmakers block Trump's changes to coronavirus aid package US lawmakers have rejected President Donald Trump's demand for extensive changes and leaving benefits for millions of Americans at risk in the $2.

Morning news brief: New coronavirus variant, aid package in US, and more

The US government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible.

US to impose COVID-19 screening requirement for UK flights

US lawmakers have rejected President Donald Trump's demand for extensive changes and leaving benefits for millions of Americans at risk in the $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package.

US lawmakers block Trump's changes to coronavirus aid package

U.S. lawmakers struggled on Saturday to clear final hurdles to a $900 billion coronavirus aid bill, including a dispute over Federal Reserve emergency lending authorities, pushing any deal closer to a Sunday night government funding deadline.

Coronavirus relief deal in Congress slips to Sunday as new funding deadline looms

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said it is monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed.

US CDC issues guidelines on Covid vaccination after allergic reactions

Apple Inc has temporarily shut all of its 53 stores in California because of a coronavirus outbreak and 16 stores in the United Kingdom following restrictions introduced by the government in London, a spokesman said on Saturday.

Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by pilots and air traffic controllers. The Saturday announcement follows the FAA's December 12 approval for pilots and controllers to use the vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.

US FAA approves use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by pilots

Democrats and Republicans in the United States Senate have struck a late-night compromise to clear one of the final hurdles, a dispute over Federal Reserve pandemic lending authorities.

US Congress to vote on virus stimulus deal after lawmakers reach agreement

US lawmakers struggling to reach a critical pandemic relief and federal spending deal have struck a last-minute agreement to avert a midnight shutdown of the government.

US Congress seeks stopgap funding measure to avert govt shutdown

It was the kind of live television event that the reality show star president has often staged himself. Vice President Mike Pence stepped in front of a bank of cameras on the White House campus on Friday to receive the new coronavirus vaccine, hailing it as “safe and effective” no fewer than eight times.

Can a televised vaccination undo months of skepticism?

us-covid

Us Covid, News on Us Covid, stories on Us Covid, articles on Us Covid, Us Covid stories at Wion, Us Covid news, Us Covid latest news

us covid