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Biden urges calm after J&J vaccine pause

The Biden administration is pushing for patience as at least 46 states are pausing distribution of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe, Associated Press White House reporter Kenneth Tucker, and Politico White House reporter Meridith McGraw join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the pause, plus the Biden administration's plans to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan.

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U.S. scientists are warning the disease has the potential to become an "explosive pandemic"

The World Health Organization is meeting in Geneva to discuss how to fight the Zika virus. U.S. scientists are warning the disease has the potential to become an "explosive pandemic." The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to birth defects in countries including Brazil. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci joins “CBS This Morning” from Washington to discuss the threat of the virus.

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U.S. making strides in COVID vaccination efforts

The White House says the U.S. is administering coronavirus shots at a "record pace." Half of all adults are set to have received at least one dose of a vaccine by the end of the week. These advances come as the nation grapples with a rise in infections. As CBS News' Mola Lenghi reports, the outbreak in Michigan is raising concerns about how it will impact the rest of the country. Then, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, an infectious disease physician, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss what it will take to get numbers trending in the right direction.

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