Nearly 74% of eligible Americans have at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose
In 13 states, over 80% of the population has at least one dose, CDC data shows.
The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.
More than 655,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Just 62.7% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Baby dies of COVID in Oregon
A baby under the age of 1 died of COVID-19 on Monday after being diagnosed on Aug. 20, said officials in Douglas County, Oregon.
A total of 3,373 people have died in Oregon from COVID-19, according to state data.
No plans for vaccine mandate in NYC schools, mayor says
New York City has no plans for a vaccine mandate in schools, with the city instead focusing on getting students physically back into classrooms Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
But New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is refusing to rule out mandatory vaccination of eligible teens, Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin said.
Just 50% of New York state children between the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated, compared to 73% of adults, according to the governor's office.
This comes as the Los Angeles Board of Education gears up for a Thursday afternoon meeting where they're expected to enact a vaccine mandate for students.
-ABC News' Aaron Katersky
Biden's 6-pronged strategy to fight COVID
At 5 p.m. ET Thursday, President Joe Biden will unveil his six-pronged strategy to stop the spread of the delta variant and boost vaccinations.
A source familiar with the president's plans told ABC News that Biden will announce an executive order that will "require all federal executive branch workers to be vaccinated," as well as a second executive order that will direct that standard to be applied to employees of contractors working with the federal government.
A White House official said Biden's plan will be centered around:
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told MSNBC Thursday, "He wants to lay out the steps we're taking to build on what we did over the summer: more requirements for federal workers, for private sector employees as well. More testing to ensure we know who has COVID and who might spread it. Making sure small businesses survive. That's what you'll hear the president talk about today."
UK approves AstraZeneca, Pfizer boosters as 'safe and effective'
The United Kingdom’s medicines regulator has declared both the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine as “safe and effective” booster doses.
Dr. June Raine, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, said in a statement, "It will now be for the JVCI [Joint Committee of Vaccination and Immunisation] to advise on whether booster jabs will be given and if so, which vaccines should be used."
-ABC News' Guy Davies