published : 21 Apr 2021 at 15:45
3 India is reeling from one of the world s worst coronavirus outbreaks, which has pushed its healthcare infrastructure to the brink.
NEW DELHI: Oxygen supplies in Indian hospitals were running perilously low Wednesday as daily Covid-19 deaths surged past 2,000 for the first time in one of the world s most brutal ongoing coronavirus waves.
Governments remain fearful of similar surges elsewhere in the world with many vaccine rollouts hampered by low supplies, and a top European Union official promised to have enough doses available to vaccinate 70% of the bloc s adults by the summer.
India home to 1.3 billion people is also struggling with low vaccine supplies and has put the brakes on exports of locally produced AstraZeneca shots as it fights a terrifying Covid-19 wave that has overwhelmed its hospitals.
India reels from Covid-19 âstormâ as Europe vows vaccine push
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NEW DELHI, April 21, 2021 (BSS/AFP) â Oxygen supplies in Indian hospitals were running perilously low Wednesday as daily Covid-19 deaths surged past 2,000 for the first time in one of the worldâs most brutal ongoing coronavirus waves.
Governments remain fearful of similar surges elsewhere in the world with many vaccine rollouts hampered by low supplies, and a top European Union official promised to have enough doses available to vaccinate 70 percent of the blocâs adults by the summer.
India â home to 1.3 billion people â is also struggling with low vaccine supplies and has put the brakes on exports of locally produced AstraZeneca shots as it fights a terrifying Covid-19 wave that has overwhelmed its hospitals.
J&J vaccine pause brings challenges for US college students
From CNN s Jacqueline Howard
A dose of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is seen on a table at a Northwell Health pop-up coronavirus vaccination site in Staten Island on April 08, 2021 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
In the wake of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause, many colleges and universities that intended to administer the single-dose vaccine to their students have pivoted their plans to use the two-dose Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines instead – but it comes with some hurdles.
The new approach has the challenge of ensuring that students receive their second dose of vaccine, which likely will be administered off campus since the current school year is soon ending, Dr. Oscar Alleyne, chief of programs and services for the National Association of County and City Health Officials, told CNN on Wednesday.
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