Biden to buy another 100 million doses of J&J vaccine as Alaska becomes first state to open eligibility to everyone aged 16 and over

The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 117.6 million on Wednesday with the U.S. accounting for 29 million of that total, as President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package was set to be approved by the House of Representatives.

Biden is expected to announce later Wednesday a plan to acquire an additional 100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine by year-end, according to a New York Times report, citing unnamed administration officials.