In addition to promoting Downing and Bowen, Vrabel promoted Luke Steckel to tight ends coach, Ryan Crow to outside linebackers coach and Matt Edwards to assistant special teams coach. Also, the Titans have hired Kenechi Udeze as an assistant defensive line coach. Source

Novavax has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is nearly 90% effective and also works against the more contagious variant discovered in the U.K. And China has warned Taiwan that any move towards independence will mean war. CBS News’ Ian Lee joins Anne-Marie Green on “CBSN AM” with those and other headlines from around the world. Source

Blanket approval will be welcome news amid vaccine shortages across the bloc of 450 million people and worries about limited trial data for older adults. Source

This week’s episode of “48 Hours” tells the story of Christie Wilson’s 2005 disappearance. A man was convicted of her murder, but it took investigators 15 years to find her body. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty joined “CBSN AM” to discuss the case. Source

Johnson and Johnson has reported promising results from its single-dose coronavirus vaccine and plans to apply for emergency use authorization in early February. Meanwhile, the virus variant first identified in South Africa has now been found in the United States. CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports, and Dr. Bob Lahita spoke with CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about the highly contagious new strain and the work drugmakers are doing to fight variants that continue to appear. Source

The COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa is now in the U.S.; Merriam-Webster has added “Second Gentleman” to its dictionary Source

Stevens, who starred at Oakland High in Murfreesboro before a stellar career at LSU, is at the Senior Bowl doing his best to make a good impression in front of NFL executives and scouts. Source

In a “CBS This Morning” exclusive, Corvain Cooper gives his first interview since being released from prison after outgoing President Trump granted him clemency. Source

The “Sunday Morning” correspondent’s memoir tells a moving story of friendship and puppy love. Source

Pioneering actress Cicely Tyson died on Thursday, following a groundbreaking stage and film career that spanned more than six decades and included roles in productions like “Sounder” and “The Autobiography of Jane Pittman.” Tyson spoke to Gayle King last week ahead of the release of her new memoir, “Just as I Am.” Source