Golden Globes biggest moments, one-dose COVID-19 vaccine, stimulus: 5 things to know Monday

Distribution of J&J’s one-dose COVID vaccine expected this week

Johnson & Johnson began distributing its vaccine Sunday, adding a third weapon to the country’s COVID-19 arsenal. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendation soon afterward. The Johnson & Johnson shot was authorized Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for people 18 and older. It requires only one dose and does not have to be frozen. Johnson & Johnson said it began shipping its COVID-19 vaccine Sunday and expects to deliver enough single-shot vaccines by the end of March. 

• A side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine can mimic a sign of breast cancer: This is normal, doctors say.

The U.S. now has a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The Food and Drug Administration cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two. (Feb. 27)

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COVID relief legislation, with $1,400 stimulus checks, heads to Senate

The Senate is now the focus of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package after the House approved it Saturday. The bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, narrowly passed 219-212. And it faces a similarly rocky path in the evenly divided Senate, with no Republicans expected to support the bill. The president will have to count on every one of the 50 Democratic senators — and a tie-breaking 51st vote from Vice President Kamala Harris — to make sure its key pillars remain in the bill. The measure would provide millions of Americans $1,400 stimulus payments, ramp up vaccine distribution and extend unemployment aid through the summer. 

• ‘The need is real’: GOP mayors embrace Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan even as Republican lawmakers pan it

Golden Globes: Best and worst moments, from Tina and Amy’s jokes to Chadwick Boseman’s emotional win

Kicking off the strangest awards season of all time, road drama “Nomadland” and mockumentary sequel “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” took home big honors at Sunday night’s glitchy Golden Globes. Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the Golden Globes were even more unpredictable and chaotic than usual, thanks in large part to the show’s hybrid virtual format. Amid the mayhem were some genuinely terrific moments, as “Nomadland” drove off with the night’s biggest award for best drama, and Jodie Foster (“The Mauritanian”) and Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) appeared genuinely surprised by their unexpected acting wins. Here are more of the best and worst moments from the show.

• Golden Globes’ biggest losers: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand and the voters
• Golden Globes winners: See the full list as ‘Nomadland,’ Chadwick Boseman, ‘Borat,’ ‘The Crown’ win
• Jane Fonda calls on Hollywood leaders to improve diversity in powerful Golden Globes speech

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