5pm Another Potential COVID Surge As States Reopen 03.23.2021

JOHNS HOPKINS REPORTS 1,000 PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING EVERY DAY, A SOBERING REMINDER THE VIRUS IS STILL HERE AND STILL DEADLY.

And, i'm veronica jean seltzer.

There's a tale right now of two different american experiences with coronavirus.

In kentucky...we're seeing a slow return to normalcy.

But across the country...johns hopkins reports 1,000 people are still dying every day...a sobering reminder the virus is still here and still deadly.

Reena roy has health experts' concerns...beginning with data on the latest vaccine...in our top story at 5.

Today more questions about a potential fourth vaccine here in the u-s -- with some health officials concerned oxford- astrazeneca used outdated information from their vaccine trials.

The national institutes of health now warning it "may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data."

Dr fauci sot: "the data are quite good but when they put it into the press release it wasn't completely accurate."

That release said the vaccine is 79 percent effective against symptomatic covid-19 -- and 100 percent effective against severe disease.

The pharmaceutical company promising an updated analysis in the next 2 days -- admitting that original data was cut off february 17th -- but saying data was similar over the past month.

Fauci sot: "our fda independently goes over that data, so that's something you don't need to be worried about."

This as more states are opening up vaccine eligibility -- new york and florida lowering the vaccine eligibility age to 50.

With nearly 2 dozen states seeing a rise in cases.

Health officials urging local leaders to hold off on reopening too quickly.

Sot: walensky mon: "the continued relaxation of prevention measures while cases are still high and while concerning variants are spreading rapidly throughout the united states is a serious threat to the progress we have made as a nation."

More than 50 thousand new cases were reported monday alone according to johns hopkins university.

So many still suffering from this virus -- this covid-19 patient in southern california released tuesday after being on life support in the hospital for six months.

Sot: cecilia amador, mother: "he was very critical, they told us he wasn't going to make it made it, and he's here."

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