Novavax Inc. said Thursday that its COVID-19 vaccine appears 89% effective based on early findings from a British study. Source

Norah O’Donnell interviews President Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain about increasing the vaccine supply, reopening schools and the coronavirus relief bill. Source

GameStop’s wild ride on Wall Street hit a wall when popular app Robinhood and other online trading apps restricted trades on the stock. Source

New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report saying the state may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths in nursing home patients “by approximately 50%,” because it did not include those who died off-site at hospitals. CBSN New York has details. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

With just over six weeks to go until pandemic unemployment aid expires, Democratic lawmakers are working on plans to bypass Senate Republicans if they won’t back President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief bill. CBS News congressional correspondent Kris Van Cleave, CBS News Radio White House correspondent Steven Portnoy and Boston Globe deputy Washington bureau chief Liz Goodwin spoke to “Red and Blue” host Elaine Quijano about where the process heads next. Source

A faster-spreading variant of the coronavirus that was first identified in South Africa has now been found in two people in South Carolina. Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease physician at the Medical University of South Carolina, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quinano to discuss the dangers posed by the new strains reaching the United States. Source

In bodycam video provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, two inmates who were the subject of a manhunt after escaping from a prison in Florence last weekend were recaptured Thursday in a cotton field in the nearby community of Coolidge. (Caution: Some may find the video footage disturbing.) Source

Sellers of clothing, footwear and other apparel items have been hit especially hard as customers shun stores. Source

There are several at-home COVID-19 tests on the market. Usually you have to send away for one or buy it at a store, but one company is offering them in more convenient locations. CBS News’ Naomi Ruchim explains. Source