The United States is averaging 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations a day across many age and employment categories. COVID-related deaths are at their lowest point since last March, but the gross number of cases in the U.S. is increasing.

Leaders begin to discuss vaccine passports and President Joe Biden unveils the plan to help pay for the infrastructure bill.

Meanwhile, arrests were made in Jordan after an alleged attempted coup. And the European Union's drug regulator released a review of the AstraZeneca vaccine following questions about the severity of certain side effects.

We discuss all these headlines and more.

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