J&J’s Limbo Crimps U.S. Vaccine Drive at a Pivotal Moment
Bloomberg 3 hrs ago Angelica LaVito and Fiona Rutherford
(Bloomberg) Communities across the U.S. are suddenly revamping their vaccination campaigns to adjust to an indefinite halt in Johnson & Johnson’s doses, which has required officials to reschedule tens of thousands of appointments as they seek to reassure people that Covid-19 vaccines are safe.
Health professionals are split on whether the delay should continue. On the one hand, the blood-clotting syndrome that led to the pause in J&J vaccinations is serious and can be deadly. Conversely, with J&J doses out of circulation, that means fewer people are getting immunized even as fast-spreading Covid variants are tightening their grip, and concern about the J&J shots risks expanding vaccine hesitancy.
India Has 2nd-Most Cases; U.K. Hits Vaccine Target: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) India overtook Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world. A study in Brazil showed that Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine is slightly more than 50% effective, raising new concerns over the efficacy of the China’s suite of Covid-19 shots.
The U.K. hit its goal of offering a shot to all those over 50 three days early. England reopened shops, pub gardens, gyms and hair salons after months of lockdown, even as the Mayor of London called for wider testing in two city boroughs following a new outbreak.
India Has 2nd-Most Cases; Indonesia Keeps Sinovac: Virus Update Bloomberg 59 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) India overtook Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world. Indonesia is sticking with Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine even as a study raised new concerns over the efficacy of the China’s suite of Covid-19 shots.
Italy is in talks to set up vaccine production hubs as the government seeks to build up domestic capacity amid concern the country risks missing its latest target for inoculations.
The U.K. hit its goal of offering a shot to all those over 50 three days early while England reopened shops, pub gardens, gyms and hair salons after months of lockdown. The weekly death toll from Covid-19 in the U.S. rose for the first time since February and infections climbed for a fourth straight week, despite surging vaccinations.
India overtook Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world. Indonesia is sticking with Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine even as a study raised new concerns over the efficacy of the China’s suite of Covid-19 shots.
India overtook Brazil as the country with the second-most cases in the world. Indonesia is sticking with Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine even as a study raised new concerns over the efficacy of the China’s suite of Covid-19 shots.