February 13 coronavirus news

THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:

• New York Gov. Cuomo lauded early in pandemic, now panned on nursing home deaths.
• Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites.
• Oxford University is testing the AstraZeneca vaccine in children. Union says meatpacking workers should be vaccinated sooner.
• Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival festivities may be canceled, but nobody told pet lovers and their dogs.
• The U.S. aims to rely on more rapid home tests to fight pandemic.
• AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID-19 superspreader.
• California adding more mass vaccination clinics.
• China gives broader approval for the domestic-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine.
• Supreme Court: California can’t enforce indoor church service ban, but can limit capacity at 25%.