Coronavirus

Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present the conclusions of their investigation later on Tuesday into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and very rare cases of unusual clotting disorders detected in the U.S.

As states across the country lift COVID-19 mask restrictions and some are about to expire, many states are grappling with what to do next.

All Americans 16 years and older are now eligible for coronavirus vaccines beginning Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Three rounds of stimulus checks have helped Americans weather the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing nearly $850 billion in direct payments. The nonprofit Economic Security Project is calling for a fourth – and fifth – stimulus check.

The Internal Revenue Service announced Wednesday that nearly 2 million “plus-up stimulus payments” went out this week as part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

It’s a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer.