►Not a single oceangoing cruise ship has departed with passengers from a U.S. port in the past year: For more, check out this USA TODAY story about how COVID-19 has devastated the cruise industry.
►New York and Maryland on Tuesday joined the growing list of states allowing anyone over 16 to sign up for COVID-19 vaccinations. Twelve states joined the list Monday.
►New research suggests that protection from the Moderna vaccine lasts at least six months. The report Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine echoes what Pfizer said last week about its vaccine.