U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, 10 days after urging providers to hold off on using the shot while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots among several people who received it.
U.S. Ends Pause on J&J Shots; Perth is Locked down: Virus Update Bloomberg 20 mins ago
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U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, 10 days after urging providers to hold off on using the shot while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots among several people who received it.
Australia’s fourth-biggest city, Perth, entered a three-day lockdown on Saturday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after a returned overseas traveler who’d completed hotel quarantine tested positive for the virus.
Apple Inc. is working up a program to get employees vaccinated. New York City opened all of its vaccination sites to walk-ins and Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state will help get shots to the city’s grocery-store workers and delivery drivers.Global Tracker: Cases pass 145 million; deaths exceed 3 millionVaccine Tracker: More than 993 million shots given worldwideIndia’s urban affluent are getting hit after dodgin
U.S. Ends Pause on J&J Shots; India Cases Surge: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hour ago
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U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday, 10 days after urging providers to hold off on using the shot while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots among several people who received it.
India reported its highest number of deaths and new infections on Saturday. With more than 16 million cases in total, it is the second-worst affected nation in the world, lagging only the U.S.
Thailand plans to inject $12 billion into its economy as the country faces its biggest outbreak so far. Australia’s fourth-biggest city, Perth, entered a three-day lockdown on Saturday to prevent the spread of Covid-19 after a returned overseas traveler who completed hotel quarantine tested positive for the virus.Global Tracker: Cases pass 145 million; deaths exceed 3 millionVaccine Tracker: More than 993 million shots given worldwideLondon’s
Merkel Imposes New Curbs; India Cases Surge Higher: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago
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Germany implemented new curbs to combat coronavirus, with Chancellor Angela Merkel warning the measures are urgently needed. India reported its highest number of new infections and deaths on Saturday. The nation air-lifted oxygen supplies from abroad for its hard-pressed hospitals.
With the global vaccination campaign approaching the landmark of one billion shots administered, U.S. health agencies lifted the pause on Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, 10 days after urging providers to hold off on using the shot while they reviewed serious and rare cases of blood clots.
U.S. States Relaunch J&J Shot After 10-Day Halt: Virus Update Bloomberg 21 mins ago
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U.S. states from New York to Arizona moved to begin administering the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine again, restoring one of the nation’s options even as inoculation rates slow. Illinois, Maryland and Tennessee were among other states to resume giving the shots, 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.