Delta, which was the first airline to leave middle seats empty on flights to promote social distancing, says it will resume filling middle seats on flights beginning May 1st. (USA Today)
The U.S. has more than 12,000 cases of variants.
Pfizer says the vaccine is 100% effective in children as young as 12. (USA Today)
Half of all seniors in the country have now been vaccinated. (Business Insider)
A New York judge has ruled that the state cannot withhold the COVID-19 vaccine from prisoners. (CBS News)
Canada has stopped giving the AstraZeneca vaccine to people under the age of 55 over concerns of blood clots.
There are now more than 128.1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide with more than 2.8 million deaths. (Johns Hopkins)
In the U.S., there are nearly 30.4 million confirmed cases, with 69,000 new cases on Tuesday, and almost 551,000 deaths. (Johns Hopkins)
There have been more than 148 million vaccines administered in the U.S. (CDC)
CDC director warns of "impending doom" with COVID cases on the rise. (NBC News)
President Biden says states should reinstate mask mandates and wait to reopen businesses as cases rise. (CNBC)