“Biden added that he expects widespread availability of the vaccines for Americans by spring, with the U.S. ‘well on our way to herd immunity’ necessary to end the pandemic by summer. Even so, he warned the nation was going to be ‘in this for a while, and could see between “600,000 and 660,000 deaths before we begin to turn the corner in a major way.'” Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal. (I’ve had my sleeve rolled up for weeks. Let’s go.)

+ ‘New weapon’ to kill COVID? UCSF-led team finds drug that could be far more effective than remdesivir. (This is part of a global team effort.)