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The US CDC has released guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans, saying they can safely visit other vaccinated people and small groups of unvaccinated people in some circumstances.
President Biden s Covid-19 relief package is on the cusp of being approved by Congress, with the legislation expected to face a final House vote on Tuesday.
China is planning to launch a new program to vaccinate Chinese people living overseas, according to the country s Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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Johnson & Johnson faces lag in Covid-19 vaccine production, NYT reports
From CNN Health s Jacqueline Howard
An investigational pharmacy technician holds a dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine before it is administered in a clinical trial in Aurora, Colorado, on December 15, 2020. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
The production pace of the Covid-19 vaccine being developed by drugmaker Johnson & Johnson s subsidiary Janssen appears to be behind schedule.
The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Operation Warp Speed s lead manufacturing adviser Dr. Carlo de Notaristefani acknowledged a delay, but said the company might be able to catch up with its original production goals by March. The vaccine is delivered as a one-dose shot could help ramp up vaccination efforts as the United States continues to fight a devastating pandemic.