News Vaccination a major benefit for expectant mothers, new studies show; U.S. death rate may finally start falling: Live COVID updates February 7, 2022Jorge L. Ortiz, John Bacon and Celina Tebor, USA TODAYComments Off on Vaccination a major benefit for expectant mothers, new studies show; U.S. death rate may finally start falling: Live COVID updates Most states are reporting fewer deaths than they had been a week ago, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. Latest COVID news.