The global COVID-19 total topped 34 million cases today, as an official from the World Bank announced a $12 billion plan to help lower-income countries buy vaccine and as US lawmakers clung to the hope of a still-elusive stimulus bill to limit the pandemic's economic damage to families and businesses.The United States added 42,812 more cases to the global total yesterday, which has now reached 34,114,758 cases with 1,016,406 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.World Bank plan would fast-track vaccine purchasesAt a side event at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, World Bank President David Malpass said the group is interested in fast-tracking the financing of COVID-19 vaccines, similar to the way it