Alabama to End Mask Mandate; NYC Gets J&J Shots: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/4/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New York City has received its first delivery of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Governor Phil Murphy said he’s expecting a “much more normal summer” at the New Jersey shore. Connecticut announced an easing of many restrictions but will continue to require masks. Alabama will let its mask mandate expire in April.
The burden from Covid-19 is weighing more heavily on hospitals in New York than anywhere else in the U.S., even as Governor Andrew Cuomo takes steps toward rolling back pandemic protections.
Alabama to End Mask Mandate; NYC Gets J&J Shots: Virus Update
Bloomberg 3/4/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) New York City has received its first delivery of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Governor Phil Murphy said he’s expecting a “much more normal summer” at the New Jersey shore. Connecticut announced an easing of many restrictions but will continue to require masks. Alabama will let its mask mandate expire in April.
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The burden from Covid-19 is weighing more heavily on hospitals in New York than anywhere else in the U.S., even as Governor Andrew Cuomo takes steps toward rolling back pandemic protections.
Vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine for coronavirus at Sanjeevan Hospital in Daryaganj, New Delhi. Photographer. T. Narayan/Bloomberg , Bloomberg
HARARE (Bloomberg) Zimbabwe has become the first African country to authorize the use of India’s only homegrown coronavirus vaccine, which the developers this week said showed strong efficacy.
The first batch of Covaxin, which was co-developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Ltd. and the Indian Council of Medical Research is due to arrive shortly, the Indian Embassy in the southern African nation said on its Twitter account.
The necessary paperwork for the delivery of 75,000 vaccines has been completed and more shots will be purchased soon, Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga told reporters in the capital, Harare after, meeting with Indian Ambassador Vijay Khanduja.
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