Covid 19 live updates: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study as experts warn of rapid spread

Here are some significant developments:

  • Cybercriminals are flooding potential victims with scams using the pending coronavirus relief plan as bait, according to a reportby researchers at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.
  • The backers of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine signed a deal Tuesday that could pave the way for production in Italy, a potential major step in Moscow’s efforts to expand its vaccine reach in the West.
  • As the virus roars through Brazil, the question is how much of a threat it poses to the rest of the world.
  • The coronavirus began proliferating rapidly in the United States around this time last year. Now, infectious-disease experts are acknowledging how they underestimated the pathogen, especially in the critical early days of the crisis.
  • The seven-day average for new daily coronavirus cases in the United States has dropped below 58,000 for the first time since mid-October.
  • Nearly 32 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated, a little less than 10 percent of the population. The nation is averaging about 2.1 million doses per day, up from about 1.5 million one month ago.
Source: WP