Covid Live Updates: Vaccine Lag in U.S. South May Lead to Summer Wave In 15 states, including Arkansas, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana, about half of adults or fewer have received a vaccine dose. The New York Times

Experts are concerned that states across the South, where vaccination rates are lagging, could face a surge in coronavirus cases over the summer.

FDA authorizes Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody drug for injections The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody drug for injections. Jordan Williams TheHill

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody drug for injections.

How California’s Salinas Valley went from covid hot spot to a model for vaccination and safety

Last summer, coronavirus raged among Salinas Valley farmworkers, who were three times more likely to be infected by the coronavirus than other workers last summer, according to the Monterey County dashboard tracker.

The partisan divide in vaccinations is starker than you realize The effort to reach the unvaccinated has become the latest political fault line in the Covid response. POLITICO

The partisan divide in Covid-19 vaccinations is becoming starker as the nation inches toward President Joe Biden’s goal of providing at least one shot to 70 percent of adults by July 4, complicating efforts to reach the unvaccinated in areas still vulnerable to virus outbreaks.