What you need to know
The true pandemic death toll could be as high as 6.9 million more than double official figures a new analysis from the University of Washington shows.
Infection rates in some parts of India are soaring. In the coastal state of Goa, more than 50% of people tested had a positive result.
Germany has voiced opposition to waiving patents on vaccines after a plan, originally put forward by India and South Africa, won the US backing.
In the US, more than 44% of people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. In contrast, just over 9% of people in India have had at least one shot.
Under 40s in UK to be given alternative vaccine to AstraZeneca when possible
From CNN s Lindsay Isaac
People under the age of 40 in the UK will be given an alternative vaccine to AstraZeneca when possible, authorities said Friday, following reports of 242 cases of a very rare blood clotting condition in the country.
The decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) follows an April decision to offer a preference of vaccines to people under age 30, as the condition appears to affect younger adults.
In its updated advice the JCVI has determined that people aged 30-39 should be preferentially offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine when possible and as long as there is no delay to getting the vaccine,” Prof Wei Shen Lim of JCVI said in a press conference.