U.S. Ends Pause on J&J Shots; India Cases Surge: Virus Update
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U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, 10 days after urging providers to hold off on using the shot while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots among several people who received it.
India reported its highest number of deaths and new infections on Saturday. With more than 16 million cases in total, it is the second-worst affected nation in the world, lagging only the U.S.
Thailand plans to inject $12 billion into its economy as the country faces its biggest outbreak so far. Australia’s fourth-biggest city, Perth, entered a three-day lockdown on Saturday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after a returned overseas traveler who completed hotel quarantine tested positive for the virus.Global Tracker: Cases pass 145 million; deaths exceed 3 millionVaccine Tracker: More than 993 million shots given worldwideLondon’s crowded housing moves up political agenda in pandemicIndia’s urban affluent are getting hit after dodging the first waveThe world is nearing its first billion dosesWhy the coronavirus variants are so worrisome: QuickTake