As U.S. Vaccinations Ramp Up, Some Recipients Struggle to Secure a Second Dose
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The Supreme Court lifted some restrictions on religious services in California. China approved its second vaccine.
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Patients are observed for adverse reactions after receiving their first Covid-19 vaccine doses in downtown Seattle last month. Scheduling the next dose has not always been a streamlined process.Credit.Grant Hindsley/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
In some American states, people who have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine have been experiencing maddening difficulties as they try to schedule their second.
Cuba, Though Angered by Terror Designation, Is Looking Past Trump
The U.S. decision was made in “the death throes of a failed and corrupt administration,” Cuba’s president said. For Cubans, the change in administrations in Washington can’t come soon enough.
Havana on Tuesday. Cubans are already looking past the Trump administration.Credit.Yamil Lage/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Published Jan. 12, 2021Updated Feb. 17, 2021
HAVANA When the Trump administration announced this week that it was designating Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, the reaction in Havana was swift and vociferous.
The Cuban government accused Washington of hypocrisy, and called the label an act of “political opportunism” by President Trump to obstruct relations between Cuba and the incoming administration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Pompeo Returns Cuba to Terrorism Sponsor List, Constraining Bidenâs Plans
In announcing the move, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Cubaâs hosting of American fugitives and Colombian rebels and its support for Venezuelaâs authoritarian leader.
The statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Cubaâs refusal to extradite 10 leaders of Colombiaâs National Liberation Army, who have been living Havana since 2017.Credit.Jessica Mcgowan/Getty Images
Published Jan. 11, 2021Updated Feb. 15, 2021
WASHINGTON â The State Department designated Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday in a last-minute foreign policy stroke that will complicate the incoming Biden administrationâs plans to restore friendlier relations with Havana.