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BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, May 11
Brazil s federal government on Tuesday nationally suspended the vaccination of pregnant women with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot, after an expectant mother in Rio de Janeiro died from a stroke possibly related to the inoculation.
Franciele Francinato, coordinator of the Health Ministry s vaccination program, told reporters the suspension was enacted as a precautionary measure after health regulator Anvisa issued a warning about the vaccine s use in pregnant women earlier in the day.
Authorities are investigating the incident. The suspension applies only to AstraZeneca s shot and not to vaccines developed by Sinovac and Pfizer Inc that are also being used in the country.
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A World Health Organization-China study on the origins of the coronavirus is still drawing fire, with WHO’s chief saying it didn’t adequately analyse the possibility of a laboratory leak. The White House also criticised the report, calling it incomplete and faulting data and access provided by China.
Covid-19 deaths in the US are expected to bottom out in the next two weeks and then may inch higher as the nation races to blunt an incipient new wave of cases with its vaccination campaign.