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A Welcome Back sign on a bulletin board Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, greets returning students at Chicago's William H. Brown Elementary School. In-person learning for students in pre-K and cluster programs began Thursday, since the district's agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union was reached. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar, Pool) **FILE**

White House: CDC to release school-reopening guidelines Friday

The White House on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will release guidelines on Friday that outline how schools can reopen safely, as President Biden faces pressure to get moving on his pledge to get kids back into the classroom.

February 11, 2021
In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks before receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the National Institutes of Health, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Feds building three vaccine centers in Texas

The Biden administration said Wednesday the federal government is building three mass-vaccination centers in Texas with the aim of getting 10,000 shots into arms per day.

February 10, 2021
President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Biden is returning to Washington after spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden, Harris take virtual tour of Arizona vaccination site

President Biden and Vice President Kamala D. Harris virtually toured a 24-7 vaccination site Monday at the Arizona Cardinals' stadium that could serve as a model for others, as the U.S. pivots from immunizing priority groups to reaching older Americans and racing against fast-moving variants of the coronavirus.

February 8, 2021
The U.S. is counting fewer than 150,000 cases per day, on average, of coronavirus. This is a level not seen since the middle of November. However, scientists say that any let-up in the effort against the virus will make the pandemic fight steeper and longer. (Associated Press)

Officials race to get ahead of coronavirus variants with vaccines

Daily coronavirus cases have dropped to pre-Thanksgiving levels, but U.S. officials are terrified of variants that swamped British hospitals and might weaken available weapons against the disease, turning the vaccine effort into a frantic dash to keep the virus from replicating and mutating further.

February 2, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the challenge is to make sure the variants of the coronavirus don't become dominant.

White House: Weekly vaccine allocation will rise to 10.5M from 10M

The Biden administration said Tuesday it will increase the weekly supply of COVID-19 vaccines to the states by 5% and dispatch 1 million additional doses to launch a pharmacy program that will provide vaccination at 6,500 sites before expanding.

February 2, 2021