Race Emerges as Vaccine Problem; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update This content was published on January 31, 2021 - 22:26 January 31, 2021 - 22:26 (Bloomberg) -- Initial data from New York City show “profound” racial disparities in who is receiving the vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York state reported the fewest new cases in more than a month. Across the U.S., infections continue to slow. A top health adviser to President Joe Biden warned that a new variant of the coronavirus circulating in the U.K. will likely become the dominant strain in the U.S. Ten Republican senators have proposed an alternative plan for Covid-19 economic stimulus costing about $660 billion.