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Bolsonaro Faces ‘Possibly Explosive’ Probe Into Virus Policy Bloomberg 1 hr ago Andrew Rosati and Samy Adghirni
(Bloomberg) Brazil’s senate has opened a wide-ranging probe into the federal government’s erratic response to the coronavirus pandemic, as opponents of President Jair Bolsonaro try to seize on a key source of vulnerability ahead of his 2022 re-election bid.
The 11-member parliamentary inquiry committee started working on Tuesday by electing centrist Senator Omar Aziz as its president, who then appointed Renan Calheiros as its rapporteur. Calheiros, a powerful political enemy of Bolsonaro, has been warming ties with former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, now a likely contender in next year’s election.
New York Restarts J&J; World Hits 1 Billion Shots: Virus Update Bloomberg 50 mins ago
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New York will resume using the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine at state-run sites “immediately,” Governor Andrew Cuomo said. Illinois, Maryland and Tennessee were among other states to begin giving the shot again, a day after U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on the vaccine while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots.
The first billion Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered around the world. The U.K. has given half of its population a first dose of vaccine, a key milestone to reviving an economy among the worst-hit in the early months of the pandemic.
Pfizer Boosts Japan Supply; India Cases Hit Record: Virus Update
Bloomberg 30 mins ago
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Pfizer Inc. will increase supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine for Japan by the end of September, the country’s vaccine czar said on local TV. South Africa’s health regulator asked the government to lift the pause on administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines provided certain conditions are met.
In India, the epidemic worsened overnight as the nation recorded 261,500 new infections, prompting officials to call in the military to ramp up hospital capacity. Hong Kong is considering tighter quarantine and flight restrictions, local broadcaster RTHK reported, while Thailand started a ban on alcohol sales at restaurants and began closing bars amid record cases.