The Latest: FDA authorizes 2 changes to Moderna s vaccine
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1of30Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less
2of30FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the FDA said Abbott’s BinaxNow and Quidel’s QuickVue tests can now be sold without a prescription for consumers to test themselves repeatedly at home.Ted S. Warren/APShow MoreShow Less
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The financial hub suspended use of the German-made vaccine last month when Fosun, its China distributor, informed authorities that some vial caps were defective.
It was a blow to the roll-out of mass vaccination programmes against a deadly virus that has killed more than 2.7 million people around the world and hammered the global economy.
“BioNTech told us that the batch of vaccines concerned did not have quality and safety problem,” Hong Kong’s civil service chief Patrick Nip, who has been leading the government’s cross-department anti-virus initiative, said Thursday.
“Administration of the BioNTech vaccines will resume on Monday,” he said, adding that a new batch of 300,000 doses would arrive in the city on Friday.
The Latest: Germany s president receives AstraZeneca vaccine
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1of15A man poses behind a cutout after receiving a COVID- 19 vaccine at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months.Altaf Qadri/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15People wait after being administered the COVISHIELD vaccine for COVID-19 at a vaccination centre in Dharavi, one of the largest slums in Asia, in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Experts say there is a pressing need for India to bolster vaccination, which started sluggishly in January. The country is expanding its drive to include everyone over 45 from Thursday, April 1.Rafiq Maqbool/APShow MoreShow Less
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s covid vaccine remained more than 91% effective after six months, according to data from a final-stage trial released Thursday.
U.S. States Warn on Fake Vaccine Pass; MLB Stymied: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) Attorneys general for most U.S. states warned Twitter, eBay and Shopify to take steps against the sale of fraudulent Covid-19 vaccine certificates on their sites. Thursday’s Opening Day game between the New York Mets and Washington Nationals has been postponed due to Covid-19 protocols, MLB.com reported.
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New York City’s health commissioner warned residents to take precautions during the Easter and Passover holidays as the city’s Covid-19 cases remain stubbornly high and more-contagious variants surpass 70% of them. President Joe Biden’s administration is “assured” that Johnson & Johnson will meet its U.S. vaccine delivery targets despite a setback at a Baltimore site, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.